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What year did the U.S.S.R launch the ___________ satellite into space and also winning the space race with the ____ in the Cold war
The year was 1957 and they launched the Sputnik satellite, and it won the space race with the U.S.A.
Russia was only second to who
U.S.A
Who owned the most business and agriculture
The government
On ______________ farms workers produced a certain amount of food—determined by the government
Collective
Why did the Soviet Union have trouble feeding it’s people in the 1930s
It’s because they only feed them the surplus crops
Who tried to reform the government in order to fix it, but failed
Mikhail Gorbachev
How was the standard of life in Russia compared to other western countries
Lower
When did Gorbachev resign and the Soviet Union fall
1991
What is perestroika, the plan implemented by Gorbachev
Where the government were going to try to loosen their control over the people and government.
What was Glasnost, the plan implemented by Gorbachev
It was were people were allow to speak, and give their opinion the government
What was the result of the the Glasnost plan
People openly protested
