IEB HISTORY GRADE 12
TOPIC 6 - END OF THE COLD WAR
, CAUSESOFUSSRCOLLAPSE
economicproblemsinUssr
plannedclosed
centrally system
ostatecontrolledalleconomicactivities
relyonBureaucrat
ECONOMICWEAKNESSES
SERIOUS
nonewthinkingonhowtodevelopeconomybeforestalin economystagnated
2 Ussrbehindwestwithtechnology negativeeffectoneconomy
3 peoplescaredtocriticise i managersliedaboutprogressinfactorytoavoidpunishment
poorqualityofgoodsasfocusonquantity fewconsumergoodstoimprovestandardofliving
s noincentiveforworkers lowproductivity laal ussrworkerproduce 3ofAmericanandearned sthof
wages
o huge alcoholism declineproductivity
govoverspent t in debttoforeignbanks
invasionofAfghanistan
onborderofussr
IslamicRevolution inIran oussrfearedwouldspreadto Afganistan
Islamicrepublics NBtoussrastheymadeupnearlyhalfofitsarmedforces
i a 8 Afghancommunisttakencontrolofgov
groupsbegantorevoltagainstcommunistrule govunabletodealwiththem
a proislamic
3 Decla a soviettroopsivadedAfganistan tookcontrolofkabul capital tinstallnewprosovietleader
Usa cutgrainsalestoussr boycott1980moscowolympics fundedMUJAHEDDIN islamicmilitants ibilliondollars
theycouldfight
Yfessiealtiment
AfganStan theirvietnam
i furtherdrainingeconomy
2 demoralising forrussians
ARMSRACE
8h04 replacecarter
RonaldReagan edtobreakingussr
1980 1 veryanticommunist t commit identifiedussrasevilempire
A'smiatdrycapacitywithnewmilitarytechnology
3ft
3 beleivednecessary as usuwasbehindussrintermsof weaponary
1 Amilitaryspending inusa z A supportforanticommunistcountriesfIorces
developed it3 almostinvisibletoradar
y
1 B stealthbomber 2 Tridentnuclearsubmarine 3 intermediaterangemissiles 4 mxintercontinentballisticmissiles
s Strategic
DefenceInitiativeisbillstarwars sendsatellitesthat
c ouldshootdownincomingmissileswithlasers
beyond ussr capacity o lackofteent attempstomatch Furtherussreconomicproblems
TOPIC 6 - END OF THE COLD WAR
, CAUSESOFUSSRCOLLAPSE
economicproblemsinUssr
plannedclosed
centrally system
ostatecontrolledalleconomicactivities
relyonBureaucrat
ECONOMICWEAKNESSES
SERIOUS
nonewthinkingonhowtodevelopeconomybeforestalin economystagnated
2 Ussrbehindwestwithtechnology negativeeffectoneconomy
3 peoplescaredtocriticise i managersliedaboutprogressinfactorytoavoidpunishment
poorqualityofgoodsasfocusonquantity fewconsumergoodstoimprovestandardofliving
s noincentiveforworkers lowproductivity laal ussrworkerproduce 3ofAmericanandearned sthof
wages
o huge alcoholism declineproductivity
govoverspent t in debttoforeignbanks
invasionofAfghanistan
onborderofussr
IslamicRevolution inIran oussrfearedwouldspreadto Afganistan
Islamicrepublics NBtoussrastheymadeupnearlyhalfofitsarmedforces
i a 8 Afghancommunisttakencontrolofgov
groupsbegantorevoltagainstcommunistrule govunabletodealwiththem
a proislamic
3 Decla a soviettroopsivadedAfganistan tookcontrolofkabul capital tinstallnewprosovietleader
Usa cutgrainsalestoussr boycott1980moscowolympics fundedMUJAHEDDIN islamicmilitants ibilliondollars
theycouldfight
Yfessiealtiment
AfganStan theirvietnam
i furtherdrainingeconomy
2 demoralising forrussians
ARMSRACE
8h04 replacecarter
RonaldReagan edtobreakingussr
1980 1 veryanticommunist t commit identifiedussrasevilempire
A'smiatdrycapacitywithnewmilitarytechnology
3ft
3 beleivednecessary as usuwasbehindussrintermsof weaponary
1 Amilitaryspending inusa z A supportforanticommunistcountriesfIorces
developed it3 almostinvisibletoradar
y
1 B stealthbomber 2 Tridentnuclearsubmarine 3 intermediaterangemissiles 4 mxintercontinentballisticmissiles
s Strategic
DefenceInitiativeisbillstarwars sendsatellitesthat
c ouldshootdownincomingmissileswithlasers
beyond ussr capacity o lackofteent attempstomatch Furtherussreconomicproblems
