Brezhnev Doctrine Dbq

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Kacie Lee
Tomasetti
AP World P.6
4/22/18
ID #26B
1. Brezhnev Doctrine (647)
The Brezhnev Doctrine was how Leonid Brezhnev reversed Khrushchev's De-Stalinization reform. This allowed him to intervene into any nation that was socialist and at risk of losing its socialist status. The result was a series of interventions, including a crackdown on Dubcek’s attempt to spread communism via the Prague Spring. This ultimately resulted in the Soviet Union asserting stronger influence over its European satellites.

2. Détente (648)
Detente was a diplomatic strategy that the USSR and U.S. used to ease tensions. It set the stage for joint cooperation throughout the 1970’s in areas such as eco-conservation and space. The detente started to fall apart after the U.S.’ involvement in the Vietnam War, which strained U.S.-Soviet relations. Additionally, the Soviet Union engaged in a war with Afghanistan. These conflicts weakened both the U.S. and USSR and chilled their cooperation.

3. Gorbachev, Mikhail (650, 651-653)
Gorbachev was responsible for restructuring the Soviet Union. First, he ended the Brezhnev Doctrine, …show more content…

Second was counterculture - the Soviet Union was experiencing internal dissent from the public as a result of opposition to the Cold War. Third was that Soviet satellite states rebelled for their independence and became capitalist and democratic - these jeopardized the communist model. Like explained in the section above, Gorbachev’s reforms were too little too late - it was unable to save the Soviet economy or prevent mass revolutions across Central and East Europe. Once the Soviet Union collapsed into factions that were ultimately united by Boris Yeltsin and his capitalist reforms. The Cold War was over, and a massive, uncertain power vacuum

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