1948 Coup in Czechoslovakia
- A soviet led Czechoslovakian communist party took over control in 1948.
- Use of force was implemented.
- Supported militarily and economically by the USSR.
- Was seen as a major threat to the spread of communism throughout Europe.
"Mankind is divided into rich and poor, into property owners and exploited; and to abstract oneself from this fundamental division; and from the antagonism between poor and rich means abstracting oneself from fundamental facts."
- Joseph Stalin
"If the opposition disarms, well and good. If it refuses to disarm, we shall disarm it ourselves."
- Joseph Stalin
- Joseph Stalin
"If the opposition disarms, well and good. If it refuses to disarm, we shall disarm it ourselves."
- Joseph Stalin