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Flashcards by Adam Collinge, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Adam Collinge
over 10 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| When did the USSR dissolved? | 1991. Gorbachev also resigned |
| What did the ending of the USSR mean? | The end of the Cold war |
| What happened in August 1991? | Soviet hardliners unhappy with Gorbachev tried to take control and rescue the USSR. It was called the August Coup |
| Give five reasons why there was opposition to Gorbachev. | 1) Petestroika was ruining the Soviet economy 2) Glasnost had caused the break up of the Eastern bloc 3) Glasnost was causing USSR to break up 4) Some of the republicans could turn on Russians living there 5) Some of the Republicans hated each other and would start fighting |
| Where was Gorbachev during the coup? | Locked away in his holiday house |
| Who lead to resistance to the coup? | Boris Yeltsin |
| Give the five stages after August coup | 1) It was defeated in a few days and Gorbachev returned to power 2) Yeltsin looked like the hero who defended freedom 3) Gorbachev tried to fix the USSR by giving republicans more freedom 4) But most republics wanted full Independence 5) on Xmas day, Gorbachev dissolved the USSR and resigned |
| Why did Propaganda play a part in the USSR's loss of the Cold war? | It was hard for the USSR to sell Communism when Capitalism seemed to work better and give people more |
| Why did the Afghan war play a part in the USSR's loss of the Cold war? | The huge cost of the long war left the USSR's economy drained |
| Why did the Economy play a part in the USSR's loss of the Cold war? | The Soviet economy was never as productive as that of the USA |
| Why did the 1970's-'80's play a part in the USSR's loss of the Cold war? | The USSR's economy was stagnated under Brezhnev while the USA forged ahead; e.g whilst the USA developed personal computers the USSR was scared of what people would do with their own computers |
| Why did Freedom play a part in the USSR's loss of the Cold war? | The Eastern Bloc and Soviet Republics only existed because f force and repression |
| Why did the arms race play a part in the USSR's loss of the Cold war? | Catching up with the USA in the 1960's crippled the Soviets economy |
| Give six reasons that caused the USSR to loose the Cold war. | 1) Propaganda 2) Afghan war 3) Economy 4) 1970's/'80's 5) Freedom 6) Arms race |
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