The fall of the USSR Flashcards
1
Q
What did Gorbachev and Bust not try to actively do?
A
Break up the USSR
2
Q
What did nationalist countries in the Soviet republics follow?
A
The example of countries from the Eastern Bloc and began to move towards independence
3
Q
How did some Communist hard-liners try to prevent the break-up of the USSR?
A
Staged a coup in August 1991, temporarily removing Gorbachev from power
4
Q
What happened to the coup and Gorbachev’s attempt to hold the USSR together?
A
Both failed
5
Q
When did Gorbachev resign?
A
25 December 1991, the USSR ceased to exist a day later
