End of bipolarity Flashcards
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Full form of USSR is___?
It was formed in____?
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
1917.
What is the Warsaw Pact and when was it signed?
The Warsaw Pact was a military alliance that held together the soviet union.
It was signed on 14th May 1955
What were the countries of the soviet union called?
Socialist bloc or The Second World
How was the soviet union formed?
After WW2, the nations that the soviet forces had liberated from fascist forces came under the control of the Soviet Union.
What were the economic and political systems of USSR?
Economic- Centrally planned economy
Political- Single party system
Positive features of the USSR(4)
- Complex communication & public transport network. Vast energy resources. Developed production machinery.
- Ensured minimum standard of living.
- Subsidies on basic necessities.
- Employment for all
Negative features of USSR.(5)
- Bureaucratic and authoritarian.
- Lack of democracy and liberty
- The Communist Party was unaccountable and insensitive to the peoples needs.
- Russia was the dominant country and the other states were sidelined
What happened to USSR after the Afghan Invasion?
-Wages increased but productivity and technology fell.
-Shortages in consumer goods.
-Increase in food imports
When did USSR invade Afghanistan?
1979
When did soviet economy grow stagnant?
1970’s
When did Mikhail Gorbachev become president of the communist party?
1985
Meaning of glasnost and prestorika:
openness; restructuring
What reforms did Gorbachev enact?
economic reforms; political reforms; democratisation; normalised relations with the west
A coup took place against Mikhail Gorbachev. When? Who stopped it?
- Boris Yelstein
What happened once Boris Yelstein was elected president?
- Shook off cenralised control.
- Power shifted from soviet to republics
When did soviet disintegrate?
December 1991
Which 3 republics declared disbandment of USSR?
Russia, Belarus, Ukraine
