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The Brezhnev Doctrine
I can explain the impact of the Brezhnev Doctrine.
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Year 11
AQA
The Brezhnev Doctrine
I can explain the impact of the Brezhnev Doctrine.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- The Brezhnev Doctrine justified the invasion of Czechoslovakia.
- The Brezhnev Doctrine claimed reforms in one communist country affected all communist countries.
- The Brezhnev Doctrine helped the USSR maintain its control over Eastern Europe.
- Some communist states became less trusting of the USSR.
Keywords
Doctrine - a statement of government policy
Anti-socialist - actions which are considered hostile towards or inconsistent with communist beliefs
Sphere of influence - a region of the world in which one state is dominant
Deterred - to make someone less likely to do something, or to make something less likely to happen
Common misconception
All communist states fell under complete Soviet control because of the Brezhnev Doctrine.
Some states such as China, Yugoslavia, Romania and Albania became less trusting of the USSR and made increased efforts to develop their own independent relations to protect themselves against it.
Students start of the lesson by scoring Soviet control over certain communist states (i.e. Czechoslovakia, Poland, Romania, Yugoslavia, China) circa mid-1968 out of 5. Students then do the same after the lesson for the end of 1968 and explain any changes.
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Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
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6 Questions
Q1.
Write the misisng word. The Pact was an alliance of communist countries duirng the Cold War.
Q2.
Whcih of the following countries did not support the Prague Spring?
Romania
Yugoslavia
Q3.
How many troops invaded Czechoslovakia in August 1968?
5000
50 000
Q4.
Write the missing country name. At the same time that Czechoslovakia was invaded, the USA was busy fighting a costly war of its own in {}}.
Q5.
A meeting between Alexander Dubček and which other leader in August 1968 increased Soviet concerns that Czechoslovakia was about to leave the Warsaw Pact?
Fidel Castro
Lyndon B. Johnson
Mao Zedong
Q6.
Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.
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6 Questions
Q1.
Write the missing word. A region of the world in which one state is dominant is known as a sphere of .
Q2.
What was the name of the policy used to justify the invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968?
Q3.
What claim did Brezhnev make about the independence of individual communist countries?
Protecting communism at home and abroad was equally importantly.
Protecting communism at home and abroad was less important.
Q4.
Which country left the Warsaw Pact after the invasion of Czechoslovakia?
East Germany
Poland
Yugoslavia
Q5.
Why did the Brezhnev Doctrine deter pressure for reform in Eastern Europe?
The USSR made it clear it saw reforms as a waste of time.
The USSR made it clear that reforms were necessary.
Q6.
Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.
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