Development of the cold war til 1968 (Development and impact of crises: Czechoslovakia)) Flashcards
1
Q
What were some of the causes of the invasion of Czechoslovakia?
A
- Leader of Czech unpopular (Novotny)
- Czech economy went into decline as well as standard of living.
- This introduced many protests, until Dubcek challened Novotny and won.
- He introduces reforms known as “Socialism with a human face”
2
Q
Why did Russia want to stop Dubcek?
A
- Concerned his reforms may weaken the Warsaw pact if other countries follow the reforms.
3
Q
What did Brezhnev do in response?
A
THe Brezhnev doctrine.
Russia and other forces invade czech in 1968.
4
Q
What was the Brezhnev doctrine?
A
“USSR had the right to invade any country in eastern europe whose action threatened the security of the Eastern Block”
