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18 Cards in this Set
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Nikia Khrushchev
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- leader of Soviet Union from 1956 to early 1980s
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Afghan War
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when the Soviets invaded Afghanistan to ensure Soviet influence in neighboring countries
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Mikhail Gorbachev
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final leader of Soviet Union from 1985 until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1980
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Boris Yeltsin
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first leader of the new Russian government
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Chechyna
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mountain region that was the location of terrorist revolts in the late 20th century
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Vladimir Putin
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a secret polic veteren who was elected president in 2000
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dissident
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someone who speaks out against the government
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glasnot
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policy of openness institued by Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev in the 1980s
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perestroika
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restructurring of the Soviet government and economy in the 1980s
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fail to make payments
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dissident
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someone who speaks out against the government
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glasnot
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policy of openness institued by Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev in the 1980s
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perestroika
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restructurring of the Soviet government and economy in the 1980s
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fail to make payments
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What were the effects of command economy?
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-economic turmoil
- shorgaes grew -factories closed -high unemployment - unrest grew in the Soviet Union |
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What were the effects of The Soviet union rivalry with the United States?
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- Cuban missile crisis
- detente - depleted Soviet Economy after the Afghan war - high militray spending |
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How did Gorbachev's reforms contribute to the collapse of the Soviet union?
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- caused low output
- caused food shortages - high unemploymen |
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Describe two problems that have afflicted Russia and the other new republics since the breakup of the Soviet Union
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- revolts in Chechyna,
- financail defaults |
