Nationalism Flashcards
Why was Brez Doctrine ended?
$40 bil annually
Evidence that Gorb meant what he said
1989 Hungary’s multiparty system adoption no interference. Poland decided to let other groups stand in elections 1989 and Comm collapsed
Who was the hardline leader in HUNGARY and when was he sacked?
1988, Kadar
Other political groups could now contest elections
When did the Berlin Wall fall in East Germany?
9 Nov 1989
What also happened in Nov 1989?
Comm regime in Czechoslovakia forced to make concessions in response to public demonstrations calling for reforms.
What was the organisation that emerged to co-ordinate the campaign to get rid of the Communist government in Czech?
Civic Forum
When did demonstrations against the Comm govt start in Romania?
End of 1989
What was Romanian leader’s response?
Open fire on demonstrators
When was Comm ended in Romania?
Christmas Day
By the 1980s, how was S.U divided between Russians and non-Russians?
145 mil- 141mil
Where were the ethnic clashes?
Nagorno-Karabakh 1988
Georgia 1989
Kirgizstan 1990
Moldavia
What was different about Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania?
They had been independent states before their incorporation into the USSR in 1939
The Baltic Republics had higher levels of education than the Soviet avg- more understanding of language, culture and history
When were Popular Fronts established in all 3 Republics?
Between April and October 1988
What helped give the Lithuanian movement strength and unity?
The fact that 75% of its population were ethnic Lithuanians
What was used to stage a mass demonstration of independence in August 1989?
Anniversary of the Nazi-Soviet Pact (1939 when Soviet took the republics)
