The Brezhnev Doctrine

question 22

Multiple Choice

The Brezhnev Doctrine

• A) promised Soviet support for the "Prague Spring" reformers.
• B) demanded that the Berlin Wall be dismantled.
• C) threatened the People's Republic of China with nuclear war.
• D) was a warning to other communist states to follow the path of Marxist-Leninist orthodoxy.
• E) promised to respect human rights in exchange for the recognition of the Soviet sphere of influence in Eastern Europe.

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Definitions:

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