Topic Test 6 Flashcards
How did he reform the Communist system
Censorship of the press was ended other political parties were allowed some political prisoners were released checks were given greater freedom to travel
How did the USSR respond to the reforms
August 1968 400,000 Warsaw Pact troops invaded reformers arrested Keytown seized and dubcek resigned and was replaced by Husack
What was the breznev doctrine
Importance of membership of the Warsaw Pact no other political parties force would be used to keep the Soviet satellite under Soviet control
What was detente
Relaxation in tension
What does salt stand for
Strategic arms limitation talks
Why did détente collapse
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
Why did USSR invade Afghanistan in December 1979
Concerned about the Muslim invasion of iran, communist government unstable, afgan close to oil n russia wanted to maintain their influence in the middle east
What were the consequences on the invasion
USA secretly supported the Mujahideen gorbachev eventually withdrew in 1988 because of the severe cost, decline in relations between the USSR and USA, boycotting of Olympics and end of salt talks
Who were the Mujahideen
Islamic military group in Afghanistan
Who is the new leader of Czechoslovakia in 1967
Dubcek
