The USSR’s response (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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Soviet leader who ordered 1968 Czechoslovakia invasion
Soviet leader who ordered 1968 Czechoslovakia invasion
Leonid Brezhnev
Leader who began liberal reforms in Czechoslovakia 1968
Leader who began liberal reforms in Czechoslovakia 1968
Alexander Dubček
Name given to 1968 Czechoslovak reforms
Name given to 1968 Czechoslovak reforms
Prague Spring
Month & year of Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia
Month & year of Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia
August 1968
Month & year Brezhnev Doctrine was announced
Month & year Brezhnev Doctrine was announced
November 1968
What the Brezhnev Doctrine allowed USSR to do
What the Brezhnev Doctrine allowed USSR to do
Intervene in any communist country where communism was threatened
Brezhnev's main fear about Czechoslovak reforms
Brezhnev's main fear about Czechoslovak reforms
Domino effect - reforms spreading to other Eastern bloc countries
Warsaw Pact country that refused to invade Czechoslovakia
Warsaw Pact country that refused to invade Czechoslovakia
Romania
How many troops invaded Czechoslovakia in 1968?
How many troops invaded Czechoslovakia in 1968?
Over 200,000
Western military response to 1968 invasion
Western military response to 1968 invasion
None - no military support offered
Why US didn't intervene in Czechoslovakia crisis
Why US didn't intervene in Czechoslovakia crisis
Already deeply involved in Vietnam War
How Western European communist parties reacted
How Western European communist parties reacted
Distanced themselves from Moscow
Czech death toll in 1968 invasion
Czech death toll in 1968 invasion
Fewer than 100
Countries that signed alliances with China after invasion
Countries that signed alliances with China after invasion
Romania and Yugoslavia
What was damaged between East and West by invasion
What was damaged between East and West by invasion
Détente