Soviet Leaders
This leader introduced Perestroika and Glasnost.
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
What was Gorbachev's policy of economic restructuring?
What is Perestroika?
This Baltic state sought independence from the Soviet Union.
What is Lithuania?
This is what you use from a source to support your argument.
What is evidence?
These authorities were opposed by Lithuanian independence movements
What are Soviet Authorities?
This leader was in power when the USSR invaded Afghanistan in 1979?
Who is Leonid Brezhnev?
This policy prompted greater openness and transparency in soviet society.
What is Glasnost?
This is what Lithuania wanted to achieve from Soviet rule.
What is independence?
This is the relationship between two sources which agree on an issue
What is similarity?
This intensified despite attempts from Soviet Authorities to suppress it.
What is opposition?
This soviet leader succeeded Lenin and became associated with the Great Purgres.
Who is Joseph Stalin?
This reform aimed to increase political independence.
What is democratisation?
This was one method used by Soviet authorities to pressure Lithuania
What is a blockade of goods?
This is the relationship between sources when they present different information or explanations
What is difference?
These were strengthened by Soviet Forces in reposes to Lithuanian Resistance.
What are borders?
This Soviet leaders death in 1953 was followed by a period of de-stalinisation.
Who is Joseph Stalin?
This economic problem contributed to growing frustration amongst the Soviet Citizens, including long queues and shortages.
What is consumer shortages?
This action by Lithuanians involved refusing to serve in the Soviet military.
What is refusal of conscription?
This involves explaining what evidence from a. source demonstrates about the historical issue.
What is analysis?
These were targeted for control by Soviet forces during the resistance
What are buildings and institutions?
This soviet leaders reforms unintentionally contributed to the weakening of communist control across the USSR.
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
This combination of political openness and economic reform helped expose weaknesses within the soviet system.
What was Gorbachev's reforms?
What event was the attempted overthrow of the Soviet government? (Performed by Lithuanians)
What is the August putsch?
This is what you should do when comparing sources 2 and 3 rather than simply describing each source separately.
What is identify and explain similarities and differences?
This type of protest occurs most commonly before it encounters a violent repression
What are non-violent protests?