The Velvet Revolution (1989, Czechoslovakia) — Questions and answers

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What was the name of the reforms started by Alexander Dubček in 1968?

Choices

  1. The Prague Winter
  2. The Moscow Spring
  3. The Prague Spring ✓
  4. The Normalization Era

Answer: The Prague Spring

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What did Charter 77 ask the Czechoslovak government to do?

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  1. Build more schools
  2. Adhere to international human rights standards ✓
  3. Elect a new leader
  4. Stop all protests

Answer: Adhere to international human rights standards

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What did Miloš Jakeš believe was the example for Czechoslovakia?

Choices

  1. The United States
  2. The Soviet Union ✓
  3. The world transforming
  4. A crumbling ideology

Answer: The Soviet Union

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What day were students commemorating when they gathered in Albertov on November 17, 1989?

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  1. International Teachers' Day
  2. International Workers' Day
  3. International Students' Day ✓
  4. The day the police came

Answer: International Students' Day

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Who was Ladislav Adamec's advisor who told him to listen to the people?

Choices

  1. Václav Havel
  2. Marián Čalfa ✓
  3. Gustáv Husák
  4. Miloš Jakeš

Answer: Marián Čalfa

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What group, led by Václav Havel, became the voice of the revolution?

Choices

  1. The Communist Party
  2. The Civic Forum ✓
  3. The Police Department
  4. The Students' Union

Answer: The Civic Forum

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What did Gustáv Husák do on December 10, 1989?

Choices

  1. He became the new President.
  2. He appointed a government not led by the Communist Party. ✓
  3. He started a new protest.
  4. He gave a speech to the students.

Answer: He appointed a government not led by the Communist Party.

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What was the name of Czechoslovakia's peaceful revolution?

Choices

  1. The Prague Spring
  2. The Freedom Fight
  3. The Velvet Revolution ✓
  4. The Silent Protest

Answer: The Velvet Revolution

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