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100 1 a| Jarrell, John,e| author.=| ^A1301966;

245 10 a| No thaw this spring :b| the competing values of Lyndon Johnson and Alexander Dubcek /c| by John Jarrell.;

264 1 a| [Greenville, N.C.] :b| [East Carolina University],c| 2016.;

300 a| 108 pages;

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502 b| M.A.c| East Carolina Universityd| 2016.;

500 a| Presented to the faculty of the Department of History.;

500 a| Advisor: M. Todd Bennett.;

500 a| Title from PDF t.p. (viewed June 23, 2016).;

520 3 a| American scholars have shown considerable interest in the geopolitical consequences of the Czechoslovak reform movement now known as the Prague Spring. Research has focused on the Soviet decision to put a stop to the Prague Spring through military intervention (Soviet-Czechoslovak relations) and the considerable effect this decision had on superpower politics (Soviet-American relations). This thesis expands on previous analysis by examining US-Czechoslovak relations during the Prague Spring and in doing so sheds new light on the Cold War dynamics of the watershed year 1968. Using a variety of US and Czechoslovak sources, including diplomatic records, letters, and memoirs, this thesis shows that a significant divergence in the values of American President Lyndon Johnson and Czechoslovak Party Secretary Alexander Dubcek contributed to the continued chill in US-Czechoslovak relations, a phenomenon that scholars have traditionally assumed stemmed almost entirely from a mutual fear of angering the Soviets. Johnson perceived Czechoslovakia as an "Eastern" nation that rightly existed in the Soviet Bloc, while Dubcek perceived the United States as a capitalist power that threatened his own Marxist agenda. This mutual apathy not only assured that the United States and Czechoslovakia would not cooperate in deterring intervention in the Prague Spring by the Soviet Union, but also revealed that the United States' shared history with Eastern Bloc nations could continue to manifest itself even under the shadow of Soviet domination.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references.;

651 0 a| United Statesx| Relationsz| Czechoslovakia.=| ^A75315;

651 0 a| Czechoslovakiax| Historyy| Intervention, 1968.=| ^A16258;

600 10 a| Johnson, Lyndon B.q| (Lyndon Baines),d| 1908-1973.=| ^A15222;

600 10 a| Dubček, Alexander,d| 1921-1992.=| ^A266918;

653 a| Warsaw Pact Invasion;

653 a| Bridge Building;

700 1 a| Bennett, M. Todd,e| degree supervisor.=| ^A1130082;

710 2 a| East Carolina University.b| Department of History.=| ^A636991;

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No thaw this spring : the competing values of Lyndon Johnson and Alexander Dubcek / by John Jarrell.

Author/creator	Jarrell, John author.
Other author	Bennett, M. Todd, degree supervisor.
Other author	East Carolina University. Department of History.
Format	Theses and dissertations
Publication	[Greenville, N.C.] : [East Carolina University], 2016.
Description	108 pages
Supplemental Content	Access via ScholarShip
Subjects	Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973. Dubček, Alexander, 1921-1992. United States--Relations. --Czechoslovakia. Czechoslovakia--History. --Intervention, 1968.

Summary	American scholars have shown considerable interest in the geopolitical consequences of the Czechoslovak reform movement now known as the Prague Spring. Research has focused on the Soviet decision to put a stop to the Prague Spring through military intervention (Soviet-Czechoslovak relations) and the considerable effect this decision had on superpower politics (Soviet-American relations). This thesis expands on previous analysis by examining US-Czechoslovak relations during the Prague Spring and in doing so sheds new light on the Cold War dynamics of the watershed year 1968. Using a variety of US and Czechoslovak sources, including diplomatic records, letters, and memoirs, this thesis shows that a significant divergence in the values of American President Lyndon Johnson and Czechoslovak Party Secretary Alexander Dubcek contributed to the continued chill in US-Czechoslovak relations, a phenomenon that scholars have traditionally assumed stemmed almost entirely from a mutual fear of angering the Soviets. Johnson perceived Czechoslovakia as an "Eastern" nation that rightly existed in the Soviet Bloc, while Dubcek perceived the United States as a capitalist power that threatened his own Marxist agenda. This mutual apathy not only assured that the United States and Czechoslovakia would not cooperate in deterring intervention in the Prague Spring by the Soviet Union, but also revealed that the United States' shared history with Eastern Bloc nations could continue to manifest itself even under the shadow of Soviet domination.
General note	Presented to the faculty of the Department of History.
General note	Advisor: M. Todd Bennett.
General note	Title from PDF t.p. (viewed June 23, 2016).
Dissertation note	M.A. East Carolina University 2016.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
Technical details	System requirements: Adobe Reader.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web.

No thaw this spring : the competing values of Lyndon Johnson and Alexander Dubcek / by John Jarrell.

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