Eastern European Revolution Flashcards
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What is the historical importance of Detente?
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- late 1960’s
- The easing geo-political tensions between United states and the Soviet Union
- The Cold War was two opposing ideologies, but began to work together
- Helsinki Reports, were both nation would notify one another before weapons testing
- The Helsinki Reports were human rights that were ideas of the Enlightenment
- Open trade was being conducted between two countries
- It shows the softening of the Cold War, and it reveal that the is hope for this war to end
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What is the historical importance of Gorbachev?
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- mid 1900’s- late 1900’s
- Show a generation change in Russia leadership
- He inherits Afghanistan and a falling be hide economy and seeks reform
- Opens up foreign relationships, revokes doctrines that goes against suppressing some freedoms
- Similar to Alexander Dubcek formate of reform to keep Communists ideals but allow freedoms of expressions.
- Implements Glasnost & Perestroika
- He represents that the ties to the old Soviet Union are fading and with that will brings an end to the tensions of the Cold War
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What is the historical importance of Glasnost?
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- 1980’s
- Translates to mean “openness”
- Similar to Alexander Dubcek formate of reform to keep Communists ideals but allow freedoms of expressions.
- Allowed for open communication
- It is implemented under Gorbachev, and it represents the ties to the old Soviet Union are fading and with that will bring an end to the tensions of the Cold war
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What is the historical importance of Perestroika
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- 1980’s
- Translates to “Economic - restructuring”
- It was a reform in Soviet Union with the combination of private and state enterprise
- It is implemented under Gorbachev, and at the core of soviet union
- it represents the ties to the old Soviet Union are fading and with that will bring an end to the tensions of the Cold war
