The Brezhnev Doctrine and Soviet control in Czechoslovakia (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Who led Czechoslovakia's 1968 reforms?
Who led Czechoslovakia's 1968 reforms?
Alexander Dubček
Name of Czechoslovakia's 1968 reform movement
Name of Czechoslovakia's 1968 reform movement
Prague Spring
Prague Spring aimed to create 'socialism with a...'
Prague Spring aimed to create 'socialism with a...'
human face
Soviet leader who responded to Prague Spring
Soviet leader who responded to Prague Spring
Leonid Brezhnev
Month & year of Czechoslovakia invasion
Month & year of Czechoslovakia invasion
August 1968
Process restoring Soviet control in Czechoslovakia after 1968
Process restoring Soviet control in Czechoslovakia after 1968
Normalisation
Leader who replaced Dubček
Leader who replaced Dubček
Gustav Husák
When Brezhnev Doctrine was announced
When Brezhnev Doctrine was announced
November 1968
What Brezhnev Doctrine gave USSR right to do
What Brezhnev Doctrine gave USSR right to do
Intervene militarily in E. bloc if socialism threatened
Brezhnev Doctrine's principle on E. European sovereignty
Brezhnev Doctrine's principle on E. European sovereignty
Limited sovereignty
US action after condemning Czech invasion
US action after condemning Czech invasion
No direct military action
Western communist parties' reaction to Prague Spring crush
Western communist parties' reaction to Prague Spring crush
Horrified; declared independence from Moscow
2 communist nations that distanced from USSR after doctrine
2 communist nations that distanced from USSR after doctrine
Yugoslavia and Romania
Why Brezhnev feared Czech reforms
Why Brezhnev feared Czech reforms
Could encourage independence movements in E. Europe