Why did the cold war ened Flashcards

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How did Glasnost lead to the end of the cold war

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People could say what they thought about the soviet union

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How did perestroika make the Soviet Unions economy worse

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Living conditions for everyone got even worse

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What were the republics that wanted independence

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Estonia Lithunaia and Latvia

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What did some army officers feel towards Gorbachev

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That Gorbachev betrayed communism.
In August 1991 they launched a failed coup against him

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Why did the Soviet union lose the cold war

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Propaganda-People were saying Capitalism>Communism
Afghan war-The huge cost of this long war was a major drain of the Soviets economy
Economy-The Soviets economy wasnt that productive
Freedom-The Eastern bloc only existed because of force

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The end of communism in the Soviet Union

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Gorbachev tried to save the soviet union by giving soviet republics more independence
However the leaders of the republic rejected it

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As a result of the leaders rejecting Gorbachevs last offer when did the soviet union finally collapse

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25 Dec 1991

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When did the Warsaw Pact end

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July 1991

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