Cold War History PDF
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This document analyzes the decline of communist systems during the late 1980s. It covers the Soviet Union's economic failures, protests and revolts, and US competition, presenting a historical overview of the period.
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DATE Thawing out the COLD WAR Crawford Decline of Communist Systems in the Late 1980s The Soviet Union’s Economic failures ❏ Poor planning led to shortages and waste of food and goods ❏ Limited creativity led to little innovation and low productivity. ❏ Capitalist economies are boomin...
DATE Thawing out the COLD WAR Crawford Decline of Communist Systems in the Late 1980s The Soviet Union’s Economic failures ❏ Poor planning led to shortages and waste of food and goods ❏ Limited creativity led to little innovation and low productivity. ❏ Capitalist economies are booming Protests and revolts Protests and revolts Czechoslovakia 1968 Prague Hungary 1956 Revolution Spring ❏ Students and workers ❏ Reforms included freedom protested in Budapest. of speech, press, and ❏ Temporary withdrawal reduced state control. of Soviet forces raised ❏ Soviet-led Warsaw Pact hopes of forces invaded to crush the independence. movement. ❏ Soviet Union invaded ❏ Dubček removed from with overwhelming power; reforms reversed. force. ❏ Brezhnev Doctrine justified intervention to maintain ❏ Thousands killed communist control. US competition ❏ Arms race with the U.S. drains the drained resources. ❏ High spending on budget military, low on social programs. ❏ Struggles to maintain dominance in satellite states. Perestroika Glasnost ○ Means restructuring ○ Means openness ○ Greater freedom of speech ○ Aimed to modernize and press. the economy. ○ Criticism of government ○ Allowed limited private corruption and inefficiencies enterprise. became widespread. ○ Struggled due to ○ Unintentionally sparked calls resistance and lack of for independence in Soviet republics. infrastructure.
