Also known as the Warsaw Pact invasion of <span>Czechoslovakia, it was known as Operation Danube when over an army of 250,000 invaded the country. </span>
The Army consisted of troops from Poland, Soviet Union, Hungary, East Germany and Bulgaria.
The invasion was conducted to ensure the 'Prague Spring' reforms do not come into effect and that the Community Party in C<span>zechoslovakia, which was friendly to Soviet Union, remained powerful and influential. </span><span> </span><span> </span><span>However, the invasion was unpopular within the country and a passive-aggressive reaction was seen from the local population. Non-violent acts such as, food, water, and other resources were denied and anti-Warsaw pact graffiti welcomed the soldiers everywhere they went. </span><span> </span><span> </span><span>There were also negative reactions from around the world and even within the Warsaw pact itself. </span><span> </span>
The effect of the Warsaw pact invasion of the country had the effect of taking over Prague and installing a new soviet friendly regime in the country. The conservative regime restrained freedoms and improved the economic conditions of the country, and hence restored the nation once again into a worthy contributor of the Warsaw pact. <span />
The fundamental motif through all the centuries has been the principle that force and power are the determining factors. ... Force is the first law. A struggle has already taken place between original man and his primeval world. Only through struggle, have states and the world become great.
