INTER WAR YEARS 1919 TO 1939
COLLAPSE OF THE SOVIET UNION
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Question
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What did Soviet hardliners try to do that caused the government to collapse a few months later?
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They had Gorbachev killed
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They tried to take over Poland with military force
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They refused to work and asked the people to strike
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They went on television saying that the country was in bad trouble
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Take over the country by kidnapping Gorbachev
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The 1991 Soviet coup d’état attempt, also known as the August Coup, was a failed attempt by hardliners of the Soviet Union’s Communist Party to forcibly seize control of the country from Mikhail Gorbachev, who was Soviet President and General Secretary of the Communist Party at the time.
Detailed explanation-2: -Gorbachev’s decision to allow elections with a multi-party system and create a presidency for the Soviet Union began a slow process of democratization that eventually destabilized Communist control and contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union.
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