"Dictators are rulers who always look good until the last ten minutes."
- Jan Masaryk
- Jan Masaryk
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
- Had the US have stepped in and assisted the country, this could have been prevented
- Catalyst seen as a major threat in the expansion of Communism
- Americans countered this with $$$
- Use of force (Jan Masaryk was killed)
- Supported militarily and economically by the USSR
- Was seen as a major threat to spread of Communism in Europe
- Had the US have stepped in and assisted the country, this could have been prevented
- Catalyst seen as a major threat in the expansion of Communism
- Americans countered this with $$$
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Summary
In 1948 the communist party took over control of Czechoslovakia which was militarily and economically supported by the USSR. This was seen as a threat to the spread of communism throughout Europe which could have been prevented by the USA in hindsight.