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What did Brezhnev recieve formal training in
Metallurgical engineering
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During what event did Brezhnev recieve several promotions and positions
The Great Purge
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Once in power, Brezhnev promoted who to Prime Minister
Alexis Kosygin
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How did Brezhnev attempt to secure his position in Soviet History
By making the Third Soviet Constitution in 1977
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What did the Third Soviet Constitution declare? What was it also called?
That socialism had been achieved, strengthed party control over society, and underlined absolute authority of the Communist Party. Also called the Brezhnev Constitution
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What were the Helsinki Accords
Known as the Helsinki Final Act and the Helsinki Declaration, an international agreement between 35 states in teh east and west promoting human rights and freedoms
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What did the Communist Party do in response to the Helsinki Accords
Within the Brezhnev Constitution civil, political, and social rights rivaling western democracy. They were only rights on paper
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What was the Samizdat
Because of Brezhnev's crack down on dissent the Samizat consisted of self published illegal literature, essays, and art
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What other ECE states did Samizdat find itself it
Poland, Chechoslovakia and Hungary
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Who were the Nomenklatura? What was their vision on Maxism-Leninism
A professional class of politicians and fat cats who formed a network of career politicians, favoring their own collective welfare over the Communist party. They were "Non-Believers" to Marxism-Leninism
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When was the Eighth Five Year plan
1966-70
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What was the Eighth Five Year plan (1966-70)
With respectable rates of growth tied to development or military and nuclear capabilities
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When was the Ninth Five Year plan
1971-75
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What was the Ninth Five Year plan (1971-75)
The first to schedule more consumer goods over industrial or infrastructure. *This was not to blame for the down turn in the Economy*
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What was the reason behind the collapse of the Soviet Economy under Brezhnev
- Domestic production was halted because of the oil shock crises and global recession of the 1970s.
- Furthermore, domestic events such as widespread drought, undermined agricultural production
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When was the Eleventh Five Year plan
1981-85
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What was teh Eleventh Five Year plan (1981-85)
Lack of goals, it was basically the previous plan (10th)
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What was Detente
Lines of communication between the United States and USSR are opened to help with military tensions
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What treaty was signed thanks to Detente to limit the spread of nuclear weapons
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty 1968
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Soon following the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, what other act came about? What was this act about
SALT I or Strategic Arms Limitation Talks. To limit and cap the amount of land and sea base nuclear launchers
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What was the Anti-Ballistic Missile Act (ABM)
Agreement by Nixon and Brezhnev to lower the number of ABM's
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Which President entered the second round of SALT talks? Why was the second SALT treaty never ratified
U.S. President Jimmy Carter. It was to limit the making of new nuclear weapons but never happened because of teh USSR's aggresive invasion of Afghanistan
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What prompted the Afghan civil war
The victory of the Mujahideen over the Soviets created a vacuum of power filled by the Taliban
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Who introduced a series of liberalizing democratic reforms to limit the control of the Communist party over private lives? Waht was the period known as
Alexander Dubcek serving as First Party Secretary of Czechoslovak. The period was known as Prague Spring and as a cultural renaissance
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How did brezhnev react to Dubcek's actions? Who did he use to replace him
He invaded Czechoslavakia replacing Dubcek with Gustav Husak and harsh political and social repression called normalization and establishment of the Brezhnev Doctrine
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How long was Brezhnev's leadership?
18 years, second only to Stalin
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Under Brezhnev, what was undermining the ability for the economy to rebound
Underemployment, worker morale, unavailablity to consumer goods, and division of state funds
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