Helpful quiz about the fall of the USSR - perfect for your Pearson Edexcel A-Level History exam!
Covers: the military; the economy; social problems; industry; Five-Year Plans; economic Perestroika; 500 Days Programme; political reforms; the ending of the Brezhnev Doctrine; nationalism and independ...
What proportion of the USSR’s resources was spent on the military?:
Describe the economic repercussions of the USSR’s government-set prices:
Describe the impact the Afghanistan War had on the USSR:
By 1984, oil and gas accounted for __% of Soviet exports. The price of these dramatically fell in the
late 80s. Explain why this was bad:
Explain the problems arising from lessening Soviet trade with the Warsaw pact regions in the late
80s:
What issues were caused by rampant alcoholism in the USSR?:
Explain how the USSR’s industry was inefficient:
Describe the impact of Gorbachev’s alcohol-targeting reforms:
Describe the impact of the twelfth Five-Year-Plan:
Why did the USSR go into deficit?:
Between 1985-86, the Soviet economy’s deficit rose from ___% of the GDP to ___%.
List the three elements of Economic Perestroika:
Give two positives and four negative impacts of economic Perestroika:
What was the 500 Days Programme?:
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