sep 26, 1968 - Brezhnev Doctrine

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Description: The purpose behind the Brezhnev Doctrine was to establish that any threat to socialist rule by internal or external powers is considered a threat to all states within the Soviet Bloc.
Significance: This doctrine was significant because it limited the possibilities of reforms within the countries that applied to this doctrine. It was used to justify the Soviets intervention in Prague Spring, and later as justification for the invasion in Afghanistan.

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