History A-Level

Prague Spring

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Alexander Dubček's 1968 introduction of liberal reforms in Czechoslovakia, threatening Soviet control over the Eastern Bloc.

AQA · 2R The Cold War, c1945–1991 – Confrontation and cooperation, c1963–1972 (A-level only) (study guide)

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2R The Cold War, c1945–1991 – Confrontation and cooperation, c1963–1972 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)

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