RISE of nationalists Flashcards
what was soviet control over eastern Europe enforced by
Brezhnev doctrine
what was Brezhnev doctrine
meant that Russia would intervene with military if popular protests seemed to threat socialism
was Brezhnev doctrine effective
yes polish government imposed martial law during polish protest to avoid soviet invasion
who ended Brezhnev doctrine
Gorbachev as he informed eastern european leaders that he wouldn’t intervene in internal affairs
why did Gorbachev end Brezhnev doctrine
as supporting satellite states was expensive cost $40 billion a year and Gorbachev wanted this money to promote domestic reform
consequence of the ending of the Brezhnev doctrine?
collapsed e.g. eastern European leaders who wanted to resist reform could no longer rely on soviet military intervention
polish elections returned a non communist government
Hungary adopted a multiparty system
east Germany berlin wall fell
what did this lead to
rise of nationalists in Baltic states and Georgia mass demonstrations against USSR and call for independence
did all soviet states call for independence
no their was little demand for breaking away for the soviet union e.g
Ukraine’s nationalist organisation had little support
net gains for soviet economic investment
60 million Russians lived in other republics who majority didn’t want to leave USSR
why could this be seen as not a big deal
plenty of evidence soviet union could survive without Baltic republics and Georgia
