Gorbachev Moves
Economy & Politics
Facing Turmoil
Russia under Reign
Surprise, Surprise
100
The ruling committee of the Communist Party - crushed all political disagreement.
what is Politburo
100
In 1985,Gorbachev introduced the idea of ________.
What is Perestroika
100
He was a member of parliament and former mayor of Moscow
Who is Boris Yeltsin
100
What is an abrupt shift to free-market economies?
What is "shock therapy"
100
In 1996, who won reelection?
What is Yeltsin
200
In 1985, he announced a policy know as ______, or openness.
What is Glasnost
200
Gorbachev blamed economic problems on the
What is Soviet Union
200
Various nationalities in the Soviet Union began to call for their ____.
What is freedom
200
Who lowered trade barriers and removed price controls?
What is Yeltsin
200
Experts estimated that there were around how many children on the streets of Moscow
What is 30,000-50,000
300
Supporters praised his youth ,energy, and political skills.
What is Mikhail Gorbachev
300
Gorbachev unveiled a third new policy that would be a gradual opening of the political system called what
What is democratization
300
How many different ethnic groups lived in the Soviet Union?
What is 100
300
The plan of "shock therapy" caused the inflation rate to average ____ percent.
What is 800
300
About 1/2 of the homeless children in Moscow were younger than the age of ____.
What is 13
400
It rewarded silence and discouraged individuals from acting on there own
What is Totalitarian State
400
Democratization called for the election a new ____ body.
What is legislative
400
An economic blockade was ordered to try to force ____ back into the Soviet Union.
What is Lithuania
400
What is the capital of Russia?
What is Grozny
400
How many years did Putin worked as an intelligence officer in the KGB?
What is 15
500
This brought remarkable changes, it opened churches, released dissidents from prison and allowed the publication of books by previously banned authors
What is Glasnost
500
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty banned what
What is nuclear missiles
500
What is the acronym of Commonwealth of the Independent States?
What is CIS.
500
In what year did Russia and Chechyna sign a cease-fire?
What is 1996
500
____ studied law in Moscow and joined the Communist Party.
What is Moscow
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