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What was the primary cause that led to the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia?

  • Economic disputes

  • Dubček's reforms

  • NATO expansion

  • Ethnic conflicts

Answer

The Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 was primarily triggered by the liberal reforms introduced by Alexander Dubček, the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. Dubček's reform program, known as the "Prague Spring," aimed to decentralize the economy, democratize the political system, and grant greater freedom of speech and press.
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