Andropov

Question 1

name andropov’s three campaigns (A)

Answer 1

anti corruption
anti alcohol
operation trawl

Question 2

when was the anti-corruption campaign (A)

Answer 2

nov 1982

Question 3

what was the anti-corruption campaign (A)

Answer 3

investigated party officials and industry managers

Question 4

why were party officials and industry managers investigated (A)

Answer 4

they were using soviet resources to make themselves richer

Question 5

what was the anti-alcohol campaign (A)

Answer 5

workers could be sacked for drunkeness and fined for damaging machinery/products if drunk at work

Question 6

what was operation trawl (A)

Answer 6

anti-drunkenness/anti-absenteeism = KBD visited public areas, arrested drunk people/ those skipping work

Question 7

what was andropovka (A)

Answer 7

a cheap, low quality vodka

Question 8

how successful were andropov’s policies (A)

Answer 8

limited success - didn’t stop econ decline

Question 9

why were andropov’s policies not complete successes (A)

Answer 9

they were poorly enforced so problems continued