- Brezhnev Doctrine –
- Justify invasion of Czechoslovakia in August 1968 & other military interventions such as Hungary (1956)
- Limited independence of communist states allowed, but no country could leave the Warsaw Pact
- Force necessary to maintain communism within USSR
- Return capitalism and education to USSR – create trouble for Brezhnev
FOREIGN POLICY
- Diplomacy – if the world recognize USSR, less discontent in Russia
- Internal reform too risky: Brezhnev push NATO to get rid of post-WWII boundaries, pretend to be capitalist to manipulate America to agree to “Conference and Cooperation in Europe”
- Helsinki Conference
– Largest goal – legitimize Russia internationally (post-WWII borders) to get rid of turmoil within Russia
– Brezhnev agree to universal human rights to appease US
– Brezhnev compromise many ideals to achieve certain goals
- Détente – acknowledgement of agreeing to disagree in terms of US / USSR foreign relations; didn’t want to start a war
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