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5 | (13) |
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2 The Soviet economy 1976-85 |
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18 | (24) |
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How did Brezhnev's early rule contribute to the crisis after 1976? |
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20 | (7) |
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What were the main features of the Soviet economy under Brezhnev from 1976 to 1982? |
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27 | (6) |
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What economic reforms were attempted in the period 1982-85? |
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33 | (4) |
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What impact did the Cold War have on the Soviet economy? |
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37 | (5) |
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3 Political developments in the USSR 1976-85 |
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42 | (25) |
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How did Brezhnev's early consolidation of power contribute to the political crisis after 1976? |
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44 | (4) |
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What were the main signs of political stagnation between 1976 and 1982? |
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48 | (6) |
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How did Brezhnev's foreign policy contribute to the crisis of Soviet communism? |
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54 | (8) |
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How did Andropov and Chernenko deal with political developments between 1982 and 1985? |
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62 | (5) |
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4 The Soviet economy under Gorbachev |
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67 | (23) |
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What was `Gorbachevism' and what were Gorbachev's early actions? |
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69 | (7) |
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What was perestroika and what were its main policies between 1986 and 1989? |
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76 | (6) |
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What problems did Gorbachev's economic reforms encounter in 1990-91? |
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82 | (8) |
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5 Political developments in the USSR under Gorbachev |
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90 | (24) |
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What were Gorbachev's early political aims? |
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92 | (5) |
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What were Gorbachev's main political reforms between 1986 and 1990? |
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97 | (11) |
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Why did the Soviet Union collapse in 1991? |
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108 | (6) |
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6 Gorbachev, the Cold War and Eastern Europe |
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114 | (29) |
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What were Gorbachev's foreign policy aims? |
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116 | (6) |
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What were the main developments in Eastern Europe during the 1980s? |
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122 | (9) |
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What were the main steps in Czechoslovakia's `Velvet Revolution'? |
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131 | (7) |
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What were the results of the changes in Eastern Europe? |
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138 | (5) |
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7 China and the struggle for power after 1976 |
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143 | (20) |
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What was the significance of events before 1971? |
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144 | (7) |
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Why was there another power struggle after the Cultural Revolution? |
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151 | (4) |
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What were the main stages of the power struggle between 1976 and 1981? |
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155 | (8) |
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8 The Chinese economy under Deng Xiaoping |
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163 | (23) |
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What economic policies were followed by Hua in the period from 1976 to 1978? |
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165 | (4) |
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What were the main features of Deng's `Revolution' between 1979 and 1989? |
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169 | (8) |
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How successful have Deng's economic reforms been? |
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177 | (9) |
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9 Political developments in China under Deng |
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186 | (24) |
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What was Deng's political approach in the period from 1976 to 1979? |
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188 | (4) |
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Why did political unrest re-emerge in the period from 1980 from 1988? |
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192 | (7) |
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What led to the Tiananmen Square Massacre of June 1989? |
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199 | (11) |
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10 Conclusion: Communism - from crisis to collapse |
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210 | (4) |
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What caused the collapse of communism? |
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210 | (1) |
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211 | (2) |
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213 | (1) |
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214 | (22) |
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214 | (18) |
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232 | (4) |
| Further information |
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236 | (1) |
| Index |
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237 | (3) |
| Acknowledgements |
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