1948 Coup in Czechoslovakia
•A Soviet led Czechoslovakian Communist party took over power in 1948
•Use of force (Jan Masaryk was killed)
•Supported militarily and economically by the USSR
•Was seen as a major threat to spread of Communism in Europe
•Use of force (Jan Masaryk was killed)
•Supported militarily and economically by the USSR
•Was seen as a major threat to spread of Communism in Europe
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the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, with Soviet backing, assumed undisputed control over the government of Czechoslovakia, ushering in over four decades of dictatorship under its rule.
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