fall of the USSR

Question 1

Provence

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where a source comes from

Question 2

contextual knowledge (CK)

Answer 2

wider / deeper view- placing an event in a wide view.

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Politburd

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The communist committee which controlled the USSR and the Easton bloc after Stalin’s death. The committee ‘elected’ a chairman, who became leader of the USSR.

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Brezhnez doctrine

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the idea that if one communist country moves towards capitalism, it threatens all communist countries.

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Détente

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A cooling down period in international relations.

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Prague spring

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period between January and August 1968 when the Czechoslovak government gave it’s citizens more political rights.

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Walter Ulbricht

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leader of east Germamys communist party and state 1950-71. He is often regarded as East Germamys founder.

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Blockade

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The soviet blockade of West Berlin

24 June 1948 to 24 may 1949

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Brezhnev, Leonid

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Soviet communist leader 1964 to 1982.

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sattelite state

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Obit a country

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Capitalist system

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A capitalist country is also known as a democracy, the people have freedom of speech and vote to elect a government.

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Communist system

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In a communist system the people do not get a choice on any of the mattters in their country, they do not get a choice to vote for a government.

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Containment ( US plan)

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A policy in the USA had to try and stop communism spreading across Europe, they realised they could not get rid of it but wanted to stop any more counties becoming communism.

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De-stalinisation

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By Khrushchev- he let some political prisioners go and stopped coniform - this give the people hope.

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Alexander Dubček

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Czechoslovakian communist leader jan 1968- Apr 1969

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Glasnost

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A policy called fro increased openness and transparency in government institutions and activies in the Soviet Union

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Mikhail Gorbachev

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Soviet communist leader ( succeeding Yuri Andropov ) 1985-1991

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Guerrilla fighting

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A form of irregular warfare in which a group of armed civilians use military tactics( ambushes or sabotage)

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Jaruzelski

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General, commumunist leader of poland 1981-1989

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Nikita Krushchev

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Soviet communist leader 1955ish (after post-stalin power struggle) - 1964

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Marshall aid

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An aid given by greoge marshall to counties to stop them becoming communist.

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Imre Nagy

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Communist leader of hungary after rákosi was deposed. Oct 1956 - Nov 1956

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NATO

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North Atlantic Treaty Organisation which protects its member counties ( western )

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Perestroika

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A political movement of reformation with-in the communist party (1980s and glasnost)

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Mátyás rákosi

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Communist leaders of Hungary 1945 - Jun 1956. Strict government puppet.

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SALT

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Strategic Arm Limitation Treaty was in 1972 and was about nuclear weapons.

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Solidarnosc ( solidarity)

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Polish trade union which later became a political party

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Walter Ulbricht

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Effectively East German leader 1950- 1973 . Very strict communist.

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UN

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United nations is an intergovernmental organisation established on 24 october 1945 to promote international co- operation.

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Veto

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A constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law making body.

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Lech Walesa

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Polish ships worker. 1980s leader of trade union, later non-communist president.

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Warsaw pact

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A military treaty- the aim is to come to the aid of other members.

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Boris Yeltsin

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Leader of the Russian federation ( formally USSR) 1991- 1999

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Importance

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a key / main event/ action

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significance

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a momentous influence

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Sinatra Doctrine

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The USSR would allow Eastern Europe satellite sates to choose their own governments.

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Perestroika

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're-structuring'

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Glasnost

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'Openness'

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Nomenklatura

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Army of officials in control (Communism state officials) of policies