end of USSR

Question 1

long term reasons

Answer 1

• failing soviet ecnomy
• chernobyl incident and scandal
• political dissents + sinatra policy (anti-breznev)
• withdraw from afghanistan
• non interfence in warsaw pact countries
• engagmenet in arms limitations with US
• international media and success of west
• de communization

Question 2

shor tterm reasons

Answer 2

• due to separist movement and communist collapse (1989 revolutions)
• communist hardliners kidnap Gorbachev which results in mass protest and coups; leaders recognize they need military and release gorbachev
• gorbachev resigns as general secretary and dissolves central commite of communist party

Question 3

reagan conclusions

Answer 3

• strong stance + pop culture against USSR but nuclear threat forces him to seek diplomacy

Question 4

ended long term

Answer 4

• weakness of soviet cominion
• tenions of warsaw
• weakness of breznev doctrine
• sinatra satatment