Government
what was the ruling party during world war 2
What is the communist party
This type of economy is controlled by the state and not its people
What is a planned economy
The main rival to the Soviet Union
Who is the U.S.A
mans first satilite, lunched in 1957
What is Sputnik
This alliance was made to counter act NATO
What is the Warsaw Pact
This policy of openness was introduced in the 80s by Gorbachev
What is Glasnost
What is the Stakhanovite movement
This structure, divided a city into 2
What is the Berlin Wall
This man was the first human in space
Who is Yuri Gagarin
This invasion in 1979 led to a long and costly war
What is the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
This legislative body was the highest authority in the USSR
What is the Supreme Soviet
This unofficial market, provided scarce or illegal items
What is the black market
This term invented by Winston Churchill, described the division between the East and West
What is The iron Curtain
This probe sent images of the never seen before far side of the moon
What is Luna 3
This term is associated with Nuclear weapons being launched
What is M.A.D( Mutally assumed destruction)
This system of informal power within the party allowed a small group of individuals to control appointments , policy, and promotions
What is the nomenklatura system
This agency was responsible for setting production goals, and economic output of nearly all Soviet industries
What is Gosplan
This time period marked a compettion between the U.S, and the Soviets, that relied on the production of weapons
What is the Arms race
This program was created to collect data from the planet Venus
What is the Venera program
This policy was made to counteract the wests own policy known as containment
What is the Brezhnev Doctrine
This practice involved staged public confessions, and trials to elimate anyone Who was an enemy of the state
What are the Moscow trials
This chronic problem occurred when shortages of raw materials or components at anither factory stoped procytuin, creating delays throughout the economy
What is input shortages in a planned economy
This event in 1991 marked the end of the Cold War
What is the dissolution of the Soviet Union
This soviet space station launched in 1986, became one of the longest continuously inhabited space habitats before deorbiting in 2001
What is Mir?
This far east battle was between the Soviet’s and Japan
What is the battle of Khalkhin Gol