chapter 26 section 3 Flashcards
1
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independent countries controlled by U.S.S.R
A
soviet satellite
2
Q
Soviets would step in if there was an attempt to break away (Militarily)
A
Brezhen Doctrine
3
Q
last communist leader
A
Mikahil Gorbachev
4
Q
Glasnost was a policy of
A
openess
5
Q
Glastnost’s policies
A
criticize the government
ease censorship
freedom of religion
6
Q
Perestroika
A
economic restructuring in Russia
7
Q
1991 first elected president in Russia
A
Boris Yeltsin
8
Q
Boris Yeltsin’s election marked end of
A
74 years of communism in Russia
9
Q
people wanted to break away; bitter fighting with Russians
A
Chechnya
10
Q
first 3 republics to get their independence
A
Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania
11
Q
commonwealth of independent states
A
formed after the breakup of the U.S.S.R
creation of 15 independent states
12
Q
the russian president today
A
Vladimir Putin
