Gorbachev's New Thinking

Question 1

Gorbachev radically changed Soviet policies .It led to the

Answer 1

Collapse of the Soviet Unionn

Question 2

Arms race and the Afghansitan war were hugely expensive and the Soviet exonomy could not support this level of spending.This led to

Answer 2

Soviet goods to be poor quality.Soviet Farming ineffiecient.There wasn’t enough food and millions of tonnes of grains had to be imported from thr US.Soviet Government becsme corrupt and was unable to provide a high level of living for the Soviet people

Question 3

Why did Gorbachev introduce radical reforms ?

Answer 3

He wanted to modernise the USSR.He hoped his reforms would improve Soviet economy

Question 4

What does perestroika mean

Answer 4

Restructuring

Question 5

What does glasnost mean

Answer 5

Openness

Question 6

What did perestrioka include ?

Answer 6

Gorbachev wanted to make the Soviet economy more efficient.He moved away from centralisation of industry - the government no longer told businesses what they had to produce.
Gorbachev allowed private ownership.
Also allowed So iet businesses to trade with the West

Question 7

What did Glasnost include ?

Answer 7

Gorbachev gave Soviet people new rights.
Thousands of political prisoners was released.
Free speech was allowed.
Censorhsip was also relaxed.
In 1989, Gorbachev created the USSR’s first elected parliament communist officials chosen by the public for the first time .

Question 8

As well as his reforms , Gorbachev impeoved his relations with the West.Gorbachev’s open attitude softened Reagan’s hard approach.In 1987, a defensive treaty was signed

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The INF treaty .US and USSR agreed to remove medium range nuclear missiles within free years.This was a milestone for American - Soviet relations.Both countries reduced spending for the first time.

Question 9

What did Gorbachev do to soldiers and communsim abroad

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In 1988, Gorbachev announced the immediate reduction in the number of troops in the Soviet armed forces .
Gorbachev also reduced the scale of communsim abroad.In 1988, he announced the withdrawal of all Soviet troops in Afghanistan

Question 10

Gorbachevks decision to decrease spending, soldiers and withdrawal of Afghanistan greatly

Answer 10

Defused tensions between the superpowers

Question 11

In 1988, Gorbachev abandoned the

Answer 11

Brezhnev Doctrine