Czechoslovakia Invaded - 1968 | Today In History | 20 Aug 17

On August 20, 1968, the Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact nations invaded Czechoslovakia to crush the ’’Prague Spring’’ liberalization drive of Alexander Dubcek’s regime. The invasion of Czechoslovakia by troops from the Soviet Union and four of her Warsaw Pact allies has shocked the world. But it was not quite the bloody repetition of Hungary that many people at first feared, due mainly to the astonishing Czech campaign of passive resistance. SHOWS: Pilsen streets - car horns and sirens blare in protest