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Gorbachev
Perestroika
Glasnost
End of the Cold War
Connections to the Cold War
100
Gorbachev stepped down as president of the Soviet Union on this day.
What is December 25th, 1991?
100
The Soviet Union had this type of economy in 1986.
What is a command economy?
100
Glasnost translates to this English word.
What is openness?
100
The Soviet Union officially dissolved on this day.
What is December 26th, 1991?
100
This disbanded on February 25th, 1991 as a result of Gorbachev's reforms.
What is the Warsaw Pact?
200
Before Gorbachev was president, he held this role.
What is the General Secretary of the Soviet Union?
200
Perestroika translates to this English word.
What is restructuring?
200
Glasnost was introduced in this time period.
What is the second half of the 1980s?
200
This movement by Gorbachev undermined the Soviet Union's credibility.
What is democratization?
200
This idea was no longer true as the Soviet Union fell apart.
What is the Two-Camp Thesis?
300
Gorbachev was born on this day.
What is March 2nd, 1931?
300
Perestroika intended to overcome this issue in the Soviet Union.
What is economic stagnation?
300
Glasnost was meant to moderate this.
What is the abuse of administrative power in the Central Committee?
300
DAILY DOUBLE - They were the next president of the Soviet Union.
What is nobody?
300
Eastern-European nation's fell out of this at the end of The Cold war.
What is the Soviet Union's sphere of influence?
400
DAILY DOUBLE - Gorbachev established this political party after losing a presidency race in 1996.
What is the Social Democratic Party of Russia?
400
Perestroika ended the persecution of this.
What is religion?
400
This policy resulted in independence movements, especially from countries in this area.
What is the Baltics?
400
These were two major issues at the end of the Cold War.
What is lack of food/basic supplies and economic downfall?
400
The Soviet Union's reforms in the late 1980s made this policy no longer necessary.
What is the containment policy?