conclusion Flashcards
when gorbachev and bush met in matla, what events had recently happened?
the cold war; berling wall had come down and poland and hunagry had gained independence
what did gorbachev say about the US staying in europe?
he wanted the US to stay in europe
what happened in czechoslovakia? who was havel?
velvet revolution, peaceful displacement of communist leaders and havel was made leader of this revolution
what did the secretary of the communist party in czechoslovakia do?
resigned
who became president?
havel
why was this callde the “velvet revolution”?
no blood was shed, peaceful and smooth
what events happened in romania? who was ceausescu?
bloody uprising due to dictatorship of Ceausescu; he tried to escape by helicopter but he and his wife were executed by a military court and a coalition government took their place
what happened in latvia, lithuania, and estonia?
they wanted total independence
who was boris yeltsin? what did he do?
yeltsin was the communist chief in moscow, he became the leader of the russian republic
how did the people in moscow react to the events in the other republics like lithuania?
they protested and wanted independence as well
what did gorbachev need from the “capitalist countries”? what did he get?
he need financial aid in the form of massive loans; he received nothing
what happened while gorbachev was vacationing in crimea? what did yeltsin do?
there was an attempted coup but yeltsin went against it and defended gorbachev
what did gorbachev finally do?
he resigned as general secretary
what happened to the soviet union?
it was dissolved into the common wealth of independent states
pluralism?
sharing of power with others
