The loosening Soviet grip on Eastern Europe (Edexcel GCSE History): Quizzes
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What did the Brezhnev Doctrine allow the Soviet Union to do in Eastern Europe?
What did the Brezhnev Doctrine allow the Soviet Union to do in Eastern Europe?
Intervene if countries moved to capitalism
Which organisation would help the Soviet Union enforce the Brezhnev Doctrine?
Which organisation would help the Soviet Union enforce the Brezhnev Doctrine?
Warsaw Pact members
How did Gorbachev's policy towards Eastern Europe differ from the Brezhnev Doctrine?
How did Gorbachev's policy towards Eastern Europe differ from the Brezhnev Doctrine?
Eastern bloc had freedom to govern
Why did the USSR need to improve relations with Western nations?
Why did the USSR need to improve relations with Western nations?
To rebuild economic relationships
What was the most important reason for abandoning the Brezhnev Doctrine?
What was the most important reason for abandoning the Brezhnev Doctrine?
Unsustainable military costs
Which two groups in Poland actively opposed communist rule?
Which two groups in Poland actively opposed communist rule?
Solidarity & Roman Catholic Church
What did Gorbachev announce in December 1988?
What did Gorbachev announce in December 1988?
Ideology would play smaller role
What did Hungary do in August 1989?
What did Hungary do in August 1989?
Opened borders to East Germans
Which symbolic event occurred in November 1989?
Which symbolic event occurred in November 1989?
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Which countries saw communist governments collapse in December 1989?
Which countries saw communist governments collapse in December 1989?
Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria & Romania
How were most Eastern European transitions from communism achieved?
How were most Eastern European transitions from communism achieved?
Largely peaceful revolutions
What happened to Eastern bloc countries by the end of 1990?
What happened to Eastern bloc countries by the end of 1990?
All had non-communist governments