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2. Long Term Reasons: Internal Problems

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NATIONALISM AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY

(CAUCASIAN PEOPLES

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PALLOSIBERIAN PEOPLES
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Numerous ethnic groups - languages, customs, religions.

Only half of 285 million were Russian
Difficult to unite into one nation without fear or force [URALIC AND ALTANC PEONES au ales
1) Citenisns, Karen. Mari, Kar,

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Nationalism was stronger than communism — people

wanted to rule themselves

3. Lack of motivation to produce quality goods
Workers were not given enough to buy basic goods

Many workers became alcoholics = crime rate increased
Mortality rate, divorce rate, inflation, corruption increased
Standard of living declined

| Workers were now allowed to criticize the government

| Economic reforms were not enough —

1990 rationing

Food was scarce and prices were too
high

Long lines for simple goods

Riots broke out

Mass po: y existed

Began import of grain from US and
Canada

4. Short Term Reasons: Internal Problems

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THE EDUCATION OF “Socialism with a
MIKHAIL SERGEYEVICH GORBACHEV Human Face”

5. Means Restructuring | | | | | |

Allowed the following:

+ Some private property

* Some small business - profits

« Some Free trade

+ Local managers more control
and authority over farms and
factories

Decentralization of
economic control

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7. «Conflicts were costly (Afghanistan 1979)

«Total employment - no goods

«National healthcare — poor coverage

«Pressure from Pope John Paul Il and Ronald Reagan
“Evil Empire” - Star Wars plan

8. ATTEMPTED COUP

ligh level officials (communist hard-liners) wanted Gorbachey to resign in 1991
- He refused — the group staged a coup in Moscow by placing G chev under
house arrest and sent tanks into Moscow to seize control.

9. The Coup was foiled and the USSR soon split into 15 republics - the CIS

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How did Gorbachev’s policies eventually lead to the
downfall of his own leadership and the Soviet Union

12. of a country that
no longer existed.
After 74 years, the
Soviet Union had
collapsed. The
Cold War was
over.

13. End of the Soviet
Union
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Source: Sue Ann Kime and Paul Stich, Global History, N 2 N Publishing (adapted)

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AFGHANISTAN

15. Post Cold War

EUROPEAN UNION

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EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES

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1. European Economic Community: Economic unity — reduced tariffs, free movement
of

labor and investments

2. 1993 — Becomes European Union (EU)

2 9009 — Enrazone -Enen Dollar introduced

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‘Source: David Horsey, Seattle Post-Intelligencer