Gorbachev

Question 1

Domestic Policies

Answer 1

• perestoika
• glasnot
• democratization
• decommunization

Question 2

Perestoika

Answer 2

economic reforms and polictical changes in USSR
1968
- government restructures economy; decentralizes and end price controls of state
- wants some decree of self- manaagement (but still have state control of factories)
- price control removal; increase in prices costly and country facing bantrucpy
- collectivizaiton to privatization policies

Question 3

Glasnot

Answer 3

polic of a more consultative government and wider dissemation of information

• allow for independence in sattellite states
• policy of re-examination of soviet history and open debate on past government actions (e.g. purges)
• former eenemies of state rehabillitated
• death of stalinist policies
• warsaw pact; non interference policies; countries gain autonomy

Question 4

nomenklatura

Answer 4

elite class of soviets in high communisty party positions
- Gorbachev wants to reform soviet policies

Question 5

Grobachev aims and issues

Answer 5

• failing economy
• alcoholism
• low morale
• chernobul incident/scandal, political dissenter
• wants to withdraw from Afghanistan and engage in arms Limitations

Question 6

First Major Reform

Answer 6

• target alcholism
• increase individual productivy and absentteesim
• arrests for public drunkness and being intoxicated at work issue
• prices raised on alcohol and times restricted

RESULT: failed; cost USSR 100 billion rubles in taxes and causes eocnomic discress of wine market + black market

Question 7

effect?

Answer 7

• revolutions of 1989