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When was Czech and poland?
68, Pol 80-81
When was E Ger and Hungary?
53, Hungary 56
Which recent ops Does Andrew Bennet suggest prevented the use of force by USSR in 89?
Recent experiences of Angola and AFG
When did Sov get nuclear parity?
Mid 70s
What led to a soviet for policy retrenchment?
Economic decline (esp Sov lars perception of decline)
What had increased Sov Costs?
Overstretch - E EUR and Third World
Globalisation - paying higher cost for isolation
Who where the MIP?
Military industrial party (Jack Snyder)
what did the MIP insist on?
Territorial buffer
Who were the rivals to the MIP?
Light Industry and Intelligentsia
When did the MIP rebound?
90-91 esp in trying to produce coup to remove Gorbachov
Which pol leaders in W did Gorbachov feel closest to?
Socialist leaders in W EUR
What had made some of the Sov For Policy leaders not believe in the effectiveness or morality of the use of force?
Had been based in Prague during the Prague spring and seen the effects
What had happened to both Gorb’s grandfathers?
Been imprisoned - believed to have made Gorb reluctant to use force
When was violence used in Tbilisi?
1989 - annoyed Gorb who refused to use force at home or abroad
What E Eur states had built up external debts?
GDR, Bulgaria and Czech
What was the greatest drag of the Sov Economy?
Inefficiency of central planning
What were the 2 and 3rd greatest costs for USSR?
2: Def (20% GDP)
3: Subsidies to E EUR
What was perestroika?
Reformation movement in USSR (lit means restructuring)
More independence for ministries and some market like reforms
What was the term Glasnost used to mean?
Increased openness and transparency in government institutions and activities
In what year did Gorb take office?
1985
What had Gorb’s aim been?
create an economically revitalise soviet union and a friendly set of Socialist governments in E EUR
What had China’s equiviant to Perestroika been?
Centrally directed transition to market economy (arguably would have been more successful in USSR)
When was Tiananmen square protest?
1989
