Gorbachev's new thinking - Causes and effects table in GCSE History

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Created by: Himee Senanayake
Created on: 06-06-18 10:59

Gorbachev's new thinking

Causes

-Problems facing the USSR
Brezhnev Era - lots of money spent on trying to keep up with the USA developing arms
Investment in the Soviet economy was low
East living standards were not as good as the West's living standards
lack of human rights
Poland was threatening the communist government.
Soviet troops were ready to invade Poland
Poor leadership for many years
Most leaders died from poor health

Effects

-Gorbachev's policies
said that the Soviet state and economy should include practices that made capitalism successful (perestroika)
more openness, less corruption in government
no one should fear the state from expressing their opinions
The Brezhnev Doctrine was dropped
USSR would no longer get in domestic affairs of other communist countries
USSR would spend less on arms and withdraw from Afghanistan

Overall summary

The American response - Reagan and Gorbachev both worked together to attempt to end the Cold War and Reagan was still tough on communism.

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