CzechiaTéma 27, úloha 5 · Czechoslovakia 1948–1989
Which important event in Czech history happened on 21 August 1968?
In the exam (Czech)
Která významná událost české historie se stala 21. srpna 1968?
- aThe occupation of Czechoslovakia by the Warsaw Pact armies began.Začala okupace Československa vojsky Varšavské smlouvy.Correct answer
- bCzechoslovakia became a federal republic.Z Československa se stala federativní republika.
- cJan Palach set himself on fire in protest against the occupation.Na protest proti okupaci se upálil Jan Palach.
- dThe independent Czech and Slovak states were founded.Vznikl samostatný český a slovenský stát.
Why?
In the night of 20 to 21 August 1968 the Warsaw Pact armies, led by the Soviet Union, invaded Czechoslovakia and ended the Prague Spring. The federation was only created on 1 January 1969, and Palach set himself on fire in January 1969.
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Questions and correct answers: Databanka testových úloh z českých reálií (databank of test items on Czech realities), 10th edition, updated 5 January 2026, © Národní pedagogický institut České republiky (NPI ČR). The English translation and the explanations are ours, written with the help of AI; in the exam the questions are in Czech. The source of each picture is given with it. We are not affiliated with NPI ČR or with the Institute for Language and Preparatory Studies of Charles University (ÚJOP UK).
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