The loosening Soviet grip on Eastern Europe (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Brezhnev Doctrine
Brezhnev Doctrine
USSR would intervene to force E. Europe back to communism
Gorbachev's new Eastern bloc policy
Gorbachev's new Eastern bloc policy
Countries free to govern without Soviet interference
Polish trade union opposing communism
Polish trade union opposing communism
Solidarity
Why USSR needed better Western trade
Why USSR needed better Western trade
Soviet economy needed improved relations for survival
Main USSR financial burden in E. Europe
Main USSR financial burden in E. Europe
Cost of maintaining troops & military equipment
Date: Gorbachev reduced ideology's role
Date: Gorbachev reduced ideology's role
December 1988
Country opening borders to E. Germans (Aug '89)
Country opening borders to E. Germans (Aug '89)
Hungary
Date: Berlin Wall fell
Date: Berlin Wall fell
November 1989
Countries: communist collapse Dec 1989
Countries: communist collapse Dec 1989
Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Romania
Violent E. European revolution location
Violent E. European revolution location
Romania
E. bloc status by end of 1990
E. bloc status by end of 1990
All had non-communist governments
Nature of most 1989-90 E. Europe transitions
Nature of most 1989-90 E. Europe transitions
Largely peaceful
Organisation mentioned with Brezhnev Doctrine
Organisation mentioned with Brezhnev Doctrine
Warsaw Pact
Religious institution opposing Polish communism
Religious institution opposing Polish communism
Roman Catholic Church