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Russia 7 - Fall of the USSR Flashcards

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1
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When did Gorbachev become leader of the USSR?

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1985

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2
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When was Chernobyl?

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1986

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When was the 12th 5 year plan?

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1986-90

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4
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When was the Law on Enterprises?

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1987

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5
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When were Yeltsin’s attacks?

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October 1987

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6
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When were Gorbachev’s reforms?

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October 1987

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7
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When was Yeltsin dismissed as 1st secretary?

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November 1987

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8
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When were cooperatives legalised?

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January 1988

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9
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When was Yeltsin removed from the Politburo?

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February 1988

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10
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When was the 19th party conference?

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June 1988

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11
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When were the popular fronts in the Baltics?

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October 1988

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12
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When were the Elections to the Congress of People’s Deputies?

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March 1989

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13
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When were the demonstrations in Georgia?

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April 1989

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14
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When was Gorbachev made Chairman of Supreme Soviet?

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May 1989

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14
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When was the 500 day programme?

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October 1989

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15
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When was the fall of the Berlin Wall?

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November 1989

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16
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When was Article 6 repealed and Lithuania declared independent?

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March 1990

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16
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When did Yeltsin resign from the communist party?

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July 1990

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17
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When was Georgia declared indepedant?

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April 1991

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17
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When did Yeltsin become president of Russia?

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June 1991

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18
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When was the Coup?

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August 1991

19
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When was the rejection of the New Union Treaty?

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November 1991

20
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When was the dissolution of the USSR?

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December 1991

21
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What were the three terms of Perestroika?

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Rationalisation, Reform and Transformation

22
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Why were there economic problems during the fall of the USSR?

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Lack of incentives, Gosplan, lack of modernisation, waste, arms race and centralisation

23
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What was Uskorenie?

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Acceleration

24
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How many roubles were lost in the anti-alcohol campaign?

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67 billion

25
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What was the impact in the decline in global oil prices?

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Income down 2/3

26
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How many cooperatives were there by 1990?

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200,000

27
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What was the economy shift in March 1990?

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To market driven economy

28
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What was the April 1990 inflation caused by?

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Cut in subsidies

29
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How much did Gorbachev’s approval rating drop by?

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31%

30
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What was Gorbachev pressured to reject by hardliners?

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500 day programme

31
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What was Glasnost?

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Openness

32
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What was promised in the 27th party congress?

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Genuine democracy

33
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When was the 27th party conference?

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February 1986

34
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What was revealed in the liberalisation of the media?

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Stalinist atrocities, the scale of the economic disaster, banned books were published and dissidents were released from prison

35
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When were Marx and Lenin criticised?

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1987-88

36
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How much of the Congress of People’s Deputies was elected under democratisation?

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2/3

37
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How many seats did the CPSU win in 1989?

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80%

38
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What increased nationalism?

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Cadre change, Sinatra Doctrine, Glasnost and Democratisation

39
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When did Yeltsin insist Russian Laws were superior to Soviet Laws?

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1990

40
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When was the Azerbaijan/Armernian unrest?

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1988

41
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What was the outcome of the Azerbaijan/Armernian unrest?

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Neither side was pleased with outcome

42
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When was the Uzbek/Meshketian unrest?

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1989

43
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What was the outcome of the Uzbek/Meshketian unrest?

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Unable to negotiate or restore order

44
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When was the Tblisi incident?

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1989

45
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When did Estonia declare sovreignty?

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1988

46
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How many states were involved in the referendum?

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Only 9

47
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How many states favoured the new federation?

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76%

48
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Who formed the CIS?

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Russia, Belarus and Ukraine

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