bipolarity Flashcards
when was the berlin wall toppled?
1989
what led to the formation of USSR?
socialist revolution in Russia in 1917
which is the biggest attempt in history to abolish private property?
socialist revolution in 1917
which invasion by the soviet union weakened their system?
the soviet invasion of afghanistan in 1979
who was the general secretary of the communist party in 1985?
mikhail gorbachev
when did the communist party initiate a coup?
1991
who came out as a national hero while opposing the coup in 1991?
boris yeltsin
where did boris yeltsin win a popular election?
the russian republic
when was the USSR announced as disbanded?
december 1991
who announced that USSR was now disbanded?
russian, ukraine and belarus
who was the leader when USSR was disbanded?
boris yeltsin
which organization was the product of the disintegration of USSR?
Commonwealth of Independant States (CIS)
how was the problem of exclusion of the central asian republics of USSR solved?
they were made the founding members of CIS
what do you think made the soviet economy stagnate?
- resources were used to maintain military and nuclear arsenal
- development of satellite states in eastern europe
what was followed by the division of public opinion in context of gorbachev’s reforms?
rise of nationalism and desire of sovereignty
which was the first soviet republic that declared independece?
lithuania
which event ended the cold war?
disintegration of USSR
what were the two main engines of change during the shock therapy?
free trade regime and foreign direct investment (FDI)
GDP of russia in 1999 was more than its GDP in 1989. ture/false?
false, GDP in 1999 was below than the GDP in 1989
presidents of which countries appointed themselves for 10 years and then extended their term for another 10 years?
turkmenistan and uzbekistan
judicial independece was established in most of the countries after disintegration of USSR. true/false?
false
when did the economies start to revive?
2000
which two russain republics had secessionist movements?
chechnya and dagestan
which central asian country has been in a civil war for 10 years?
tajikistan
which region of azerbaijan has conflict? what is the conflict?
nagorno-Karabakh
local armenians want to secede and join armenia
which two countries are experiencing civil wars?
tajikistan and georgia
in which countries are there movements against existing regimes?
ukraine, kyrgyztan and georgia
what does russia consider central asian republics as?
‘near abroad’
which country of eastern europe split peacefully? what two regions did it split into?
czechoslovakia
czechs and slovaks
where did the most severe conflict take place after the disintegration?
in the balkan republics of yugoslavia.
what did yugoslavia split into?
croatia, slovenia and bosnia and herzegovina
who opposed the yugoslavia split? what did they do?
ethnic serbs.
massacre of non-serb bosnians
which organisation intervened in the yugoslavia conflict?
NATO
which vision is shared by india and russia?
multipolar world order
under which agreement did india and russia sign more than 80 bilateral agreements?
Indo-Russian Strategic Agreement of 2001
from where is india seeking to increase its energy imports?
russian, kazakhstan and turkmenistan.
what is the advantage of india’s cooperation with kazakhstan and turkmenistan?
partnership and investment in oilfields.
which rocket did russia give to india?
cryogenic rocket
