INTER WAR YEARS 1919 TO 1939
COLLAPSE OF THE SOVIET UNION
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia was significant in the sense that it delayed the splintering of Eastern European Communism and was concluded without provoking any direct intervention from the West.
Detailed explanation-2: -While raw nationalism fuelled the conflict in Yugoslavia, economics and inept leadership were the prime causes of Czechoslovakia’s schism-a dynamic that presages the struggle for independence in contemporary Catalonia, a region of Spain. The two peoples had experienced separation before.
Detailed explanation-3: -It was occupied by Nazi Germany in 1938–45 and was under Soviet domination from 1948 to 1989. On January 1, 1993, Czechoslovakia separated peacefully into two new countries, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Detailed explanation-4: -The hard-line communist leader, Antonin Novotny, was unpopular. His rule was characterised by censorship of the press and a lack of personal freedom for ordinary citizens. The Czech economy was weak and many Czechs were bitter that the USSR controlled their economy for its own benefit.