History GCSE
Brezhnev Doctrine
What Brezhnev Doctrine means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Brezhnev Doctrine
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Policy stating the Soviet Union had the right to intervene militarily in any Eastern Bloc country where communism was threatened.
Topics that use Brezhnev Doctrine
- Option P4: Key topic 2: Cold War crises, 1958–70 - 2 Cold War crises (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Crisis management
- Human impact of the Cold War
- Orthodox communism
- Physical and ideological division
- Prague Spring
- Propaganda and perception
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