collapse of the ussr Flashcards
(31 cards)
what were the 3 main reasons for the fall of the berlin wall
wall product of cw tensions-no tensions=no need for wall
hungery opend boarders in 89
new fourum- honecker lost control
what was the significance of the question of reunification of germ in 1990
globan concern
determined power ballance in europe
what did chancellor of w germany khol want for germ
united germany in nato
what did gorb agree with khol july 1990
soviet military removed in germ
no restrictions on germ sovenrt
why and how did gorb comprimise so much in relation to germany
to aid soviet economey
he worked alone
what were the cause of tensions in Azerbaijan
armenians in Azerbaijan wanted to be part of armenia but stalin didnt allow it
what was the conflict in Azerbaijan
Nagorno-Karanakh conflict
what was teh cause of the Nagorno-Karanakh conflict
1988 nationalist demonstrations to transfer Nagorno-Karanakh into armenia
who did gorb side with in the Nagorno-Karanakh conflict and why
azerbaijan
oil
when did violence break out in the Nagorno-Karanakh conflict and where
feb 98
sumguit
how many people died from feb 27th-29th in the Nagorno-Karanakh conflict
32
how many armenians left azerbaijan in nov 88
180,000
when was the special gov administration est in Karabakh and what was it
12th jan 89
direct control from moscow
by the start of 1991 what was the situation like in azerbaijan
speradic clashes
when did Nagorno-Karanakh decalre themselves an indpendant republic and how does azerbaijan respond
2nd sept 91
use force to counter it
when was the baltic assembly in estonia
may 89
what and when was the baltic way
aug 23rd 1998
a chain of 2 mil form each capital
when did each of the balitic states declare independance
feb 90-lithuania
march 90- estonia
may 90- latvia
what ans when was the last ussr attempt to control the baltic states
jan 91
troops to latvia and lituania where 12 killed
what was the presumed reason for the loss of the baltic states
states not given enough power for appeasemnet/ not enough force for repression
when was the coup in the ussr
1991 august
who staged the attempted coup in the ussr and how was it announced
12 communist hardliners
23rd july 91 -left wing paper
what was yeltsin’s responce to the coup
got russians to resist the coup
went to white house and called for plotters to resign-surrounded by tanks
what did the coup in the ussr demonstraigt
unpopularity of communism
popularity of reformers
