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1948 coup in czechoslovakia
Note
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