Collapse of The USSR Flashcards
1
Q
What encouraged Eastern European revolutions?
A
Glasnot and Perestrokia
- the USSR didn’t have means or will to use military control
2
Q
What happend September 1989?
A
Communist Government was defeated in free elections in Poland
3
Q
What happend in October 1989?
A
- Hungary held free elections for the firet time since 1947 and opened it’s border with Austria
- East Germans could travel to West Germany
4
Q
What happend in November 1989?
A
People started to tear down the wall in East Germany and the Soviet troops couldn’t stop them
5
Q
What happend in January 1991?
A
Warsaw Pact dissolved - no members left
6
Q
How was Gorbachev seen in the world?
A
- Western leaders saw him as a hero (he won the Noble Peace Prize in 1990)
- In Russia he was seen as a villain
7
Q
What happend in August 1991?
A
Gang of 8 coup tried to remove Gorbachev from power, but they failed
8
Q
What happend on the 25th of December 1991?
A
Gorbachev had become increasingly weak due to the Gang of 8 coup and so on Christmas day he announced his resignation and dissolution of the USSR
