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How do the attached combine in destroying the Soviet Union (Afghanistan,…
How do the attached combine in destroying the Soviet Union
Glasnost
Start of dismantling Stalin's structural legacy
suggested more political freedom and reform
every area of the regime should be open to public scrutiny
Revealed the actual state of the Soviet Union
Gorbachev/Gerontocracy Relation
Afghanistan
Political problems
International isolation
Economic turmoil
Social problems
Perestroika 2
Perestroika 1
Gorbachev wanted to encourage the Party to accept change - he met a great deal of opposition bc the nomenclature were used to doing things in a way that secured their privileges
addressed economic reconstruction
Oil crisis
oil prices went down lead to the crash of the economy
Gorbachev/Reagan Relation
Turns the USSR into the "evil empire"
Tries to bankrupt the USSR
Reagan spends so much money to prompt the USSR to spend the same amount, which the USSR is unable to keep up with
Increased arms race