Gorbchev Flashcards
1
Q
Why was there need fir change
A
- Arms race and Afghanistan were hugely expensive, the soviets couldnt support this level of slending and had no industrail growth or development
- Low standurds of living
- unstable line of leaders
- vietnam
- civil rights movement
- satellite state revolts
- pressure from west
2
Q
What policies did gorbachev impliment to help
A
1985 PERESTROIKA - “reconstruction” - The economy would be reformed to include capitalist lractices that were successful
1986 GLASTNOST - “openess” - Used to describe a more open government with less corruption
Dissolved the Brehznev doctrine 1988
3
Q
What summits did gorbachev have that schieved things
A
Washington summit 1987 - the first US-soviet summit lead to the signing of a formal treaty
THE INTERMEDIATE-RANGE NUCKEAR FORCE (INF) TREATY which reduced arms
Moscow summit 1988 - complex details relation to INF were resolved. Gorbachev promised a reduction in warsaw pact troops and soviets would leave afghanistan
