CAUSES
Why was the Soviet Union weak?
The economy was bad
Who was the last leader of the Soviet Union?
Mikhail Gorbachev
What wall fell in 1989?
the Berlin Wall
One country that left the USSR
Latvia
Afterwards, who become the strongest country?
The US
What did people wait in line for?
Food and Supplies
What year did Gorbachev become the Soviet Leader?
1985
What ended the Cold War?
the Berlin Wall falling
Which country was the biggest republic?
Russia
What crime group took over parts of Russia?
the mafia
The Cold War military had a conflict that drained the Soviet resources for how long?
a decade
What year did Gorbachev reject the Russian economist?
1990
What is the date that marked the dissolution of the Soviet Union
December 26, 1991
Which country became independent in 1991?
Ukraine
What country did Russia join in 2012 to trade with the world?
The World Trade Organization
This was an economic transition plan that happened in 1990
The 500-day plan
What drink did he try to stop people from drinking?
alcohol
in 1991, there was a failed attempt to take back control, but what was it called?
the August Coup
Which country was apart of the USSR?
Georgia
Russia was a full member of the what group in 1998?
the G8
The Chernobyl disaster did what to the public?
undermined public trust
Gorbachev restructured the economy with what policy?
The Perestroika
What disaster in 1986 hurt people's trust?
How many republics was the USSR made up of?
15
The fall of the USSR allowed which asian country to rise as a superpower?