INTER WAR YEARS 1919 TO 1939
COLLAPSE OF THE SOVIET UNION
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Peasants were forced onto collective farms.
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Citizens experienced more personal freedoms under Glasnost.
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The United States and the Soviet Union ended diplomatic relations.
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The Soviet government increased its control over the Orthodox Church.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Perestroika (/ˌpɛrəˈstrɔɪkə/; Russian: ) was a political movement for reform within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) during the late 1980s widely associated with CPSU general secretary Mikhail Gorbachev and his glasnost (meaning “openness") policy reform.
Detailed explanation-2: -Glasnost reflected a commitment of the Gorbachev administration to allowing Soviet citizens to discuss publicly the problems of their system and potential solutions. Gorbachev encouraged popular scrutiny and criticism of leaders, as well as a certain level of exposure by the mass media.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mikhail Gorbachev introduced perestroika and glasnost as well-intentioned reforms to transform the Soviet Union. Just six years after Mikhail Gorbachev came to power as General Secretary of the Communist Party and introduced reforms, the Soviet Union collapsed and newly formed independent nations arose from the ashes.
Detailed explanation-4: -Although committed to preserving the Soviet state and its Marxist-Leninist ideals, Gorbachev believed significant reform to be necessary for survival. He withdrew troops from the Soviet–Afghan War and embarked on summits with United States president Ronald Reagan to limit nuclear weapons and end the Cold War.
Detailed explanation-5: -As leader of the Soviet Union in the 1980s, Gorbachev introduced a policy of greater transparency of government institutions and freedom of information, which became known as “glasnost” and “perestroika.” The changes were credited with bringing an end to communism in the Soviet Union and the end to the Cold War.