CzechiaTéma 27, úloha 6 · Czechoslovakia 1948–1989
When did the so-called Velvet Revolution (sametová revoluce) begin in Czechoslovakia?
In the exam (Czech)
Kdy začala v Československu tzv. sametová revoluce?
- a8 May 1945.8. května 1945.
- b25 February 1948.25. února 1948.
- c17 November 1939.17. listopadu 1939.
- d17 November 1989.17. listopadu 1989.Correct answer
Why?
The Velvet Revolution began on 17 November 1989, when the police in Prague brutally attacked a student demonstration on Národní třída. Strikes and protests followed, which led to the fall of the communist regime.
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Source
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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