Russia 7 - Fall of the USSR Flashcards

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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3
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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?

A

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?

A

October 1989

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15
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When was the fall of the Berlin Wall?

A

November 1989

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16
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When was Article 6 repealed and Lithuania declared independent?

A

March 1990

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16
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When did Yeltsin resign from the communist party?

A

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?

A

August 1991

19
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When was the rejection of the New Union Treaty?

A

November 1991

20
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When was the dissolution of the USSR?

A

December 1991

21
Q

What were the three terms of Perestroika?

A

Rationalisation, Reform and Transformation

22
Q

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

A

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

23
Q

What was Uskorenie?

A

Acceleration

24
Q

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

A

67 billion

25
Q

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

A

Income down 2/3

26
Q

How many cooperatives were there by 1990?

A

200,000

27
Q

What was the economy shift in March 1990?

A

To market driven economy

28
Q

What was the April 1990 inflation caused by?

A

Cut in subsidies

29
Q

How much did Gorbachev’s approval rating drop by?

A

31%

30
Q

What was Gorbachev pressured to reject by hardliners?

A

500 day programme

31
Q

What was Glasnost?

A

Openness

32
Q

What was promised in the 27th party congress?

A

Genuine democracy

33
Q

When was the 27th party conference?

A

February 1986

34
Q

What was revealed in the liberalisation of the media?

A

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

35
Q

When were Marx and Lenin criticised?

A

1987-88

36
Q

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

A

2/3

37
Q

How many seats did the CPSU win in 1989?

A

80%

38
Q

What increased nationalism?

A

Cadre change, Sinatra Doctrine, Glasnost and Democratisation

39
Q

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

A

1990

40
Q

When was the Azerbaijan/Armernian unrest?

A

1988

41
Q

What was the outcome of the Azerbaijan/Armernian unrest?

A

Neither side was pleased with outcome

42
Q

When was the Uzbek/Meshketian unrest?

A

1989

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

A

Unable to negotiate or restore order

44
Q

When was the Tblisi incident?

A

1989

45
Q

When did Estonia declare sovreignty?

A

1988

46
Q

How many states were involved in the referendum?

A

Only 9

47
Q

How many states favoured the new federation?

A

76%

48
Q

Who formed the CIS?

A

Russia, Belarus and Ukraine