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Section IV (Change in the Modern World): The Cold War 1945-1991
Quick questions on Collapse of the USSR 1991: HSC Modern History Cold War
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What is the Novo-Ogaryovo process?Show answer
Gorbachev tried to save the Union through a new treaty negotiated at the Novo-Ogaryovo presidential dacha from April 1991. The proposed Union of Sovereign States would have replaced the centralised USSR with a confederal entity, retaining nine of the fifteen republics (the three Baltics, Georgia, Armenia, and Moldova were out).
What is the August Coup, 19 to 21 August 1991?Show answer
The State Committee on the State of Emergency (GKChP) declared on the morning of 19 August 1991 that Gorbachev was incapacitated and that Vice President Gennady Yanayev was assuming the presidency. The committee included KGB Chairman Vladimir Kryuchkov, Defence Minister Dmitry Yazov, Interior Minister Boris Pugo, Prime Minister Valentin Pavlov, and others. Gorbachev was held under house arrest at his Foros dacha in Crimea.
What is q1?Show answer
Source A is the Belavezha Accords (8 December 1991), Article 1 dissolving the USSR. Using Source A and your own knowledge, explain the role of Yeltsin and the republics in the dissolution of the USSR. [5 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Evaluate the extent to which the dissolution of the USSR was a result of Gorbachev's reforms rather than nationalist pressures. [25 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Compare the views of Serhii Plokhy and Stephen Kotkin on the collapse of the USSR. [10 marks]
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