Cold War 3.3 The Collapse Of Soviot Control In East Europe Flashcards
When does Gorbachev become leader of the Soviet Union?
1985
When is the Reykjavik summit?
1986
When is the intermediate range nuclear force treaty(INF)?
1987
When is the fall of the Berlin wall?
1989
When is Gorbachev overthrown and the Soviet Union dissolvess?
1991
What were the three problems Gorbachev faced when he came to power?
Living standards in the soviet Union were poor
Investment in he soviet economy was low
There was barely any industural growth in the mid 1980s
What were Gorbachev’s 4 policies?
- perestroika
- Glastnos
- Dropping of the Brezhnev doctrine
- sovierts to reduce spending on arms and defence and withdraw from Afganistan
What was Perestroika?
Soviet economy to be reformed to include some practises that made capitalism successful
What was Glastnos?
Allow opposition to the goverment and give people a better understanding about how the country was run
(Aimed at decreasing goverment corruption and increasing goverment openess)
What did the dropping of the Brezhnev doctrine cause?
Soviet union to no longer get invloved with the affirs of other communist countries
What was the American reaction to Gorbachev’s policies?
Reagan spots an opportunity to end the cold war and adopt a more open approach to the soviet union whilst sticking to his overall aim
During the first four years of Gorbachev’s leadership of the Soviet Union,significant steps were made to bring about_____________
Further limitations on nuclear weapons
What are the names of the 5 summits Gorbachev attends in order?
Geneva(1985) Reykjavik(1986) Washington(1987) Moscow(1988) Malta(1989)
When was the geneva summit?
1985
When was the Reykjavik summit?
1986
When was the washington summit?
1987
When was the Moscow summit?
1988
When was the malta summit?
1989
What was the outcome of the Geneva summit in1985?
No formal agreements but Reagan and Gorbachev established a good working relationship
What was the outcome of the Reykjavik summit of 1986?
Both leaders know that the USA will not give up SDI, no formal agreement but improvement in relations
What happened in the Washington summit of 1987?
INF treaty(intermediate-range nuclear force)
INF said that both countries would abolish land-based missiles with a range of 500-5,500 km
What happened in the Moscow summit of 1988?
Complex detail in the INF treaty was resolved
What happened at the Malts summit of 1989
No agreement but both sides saw it as the end of the cold war
What caused the end of the Soviet control of East Europe?
The dropping of the Brezhnev doctrine
-soviet satellite countries were free to choose how they wanted to be governed without fesring that the Soviets’ would intervine (like in Hungary and czech)
Gorbachev’s other policies encouraged the people pf the satellite to introduce changes that would improve their standard of living and increase their individual freedoms.
All the Communist countries proceeded to fall in 1989
