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Outline the decline of USSR from 1980-1991 that led to the end of the Cold War. Examine 10 events.
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Soviet Union abandoned the traditional Brezhnev Doctrine i.e military intervention in support of Communist regime of other countries, withdrew Soviet troops from Afghanistan, and reduced the Soviet military presence in the Warsaw Pact. These emboldened the opposition and reduced confidence in USSR.
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Cmvt, Author. "Give Reasons for the Disintegration of USSR." Banyan Tree. N.p., 05 Sept. 2015. Web. 24 Apr. 2017.

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Soviet-friendly Afghan government was threatened by anti-communist insurgents, which grew to outnumber the Afghanistan army so the USSR supplied many troops and war machines. However, support transformed into an invasion by the time of the Soviet withdrawal from 1987-89, nothing concrete had been gained, and the USSR left damaged and humiliated bringing the downfall of the country to come even quicker and helping in stop the Cold War.
Citation:
Cmvt, Author. "Give Reasons for the Disintegration of USSR." Banyan Tree. N.p., 05 Sept. 2015. Web. 24 Apr. 2017.

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Perestroika was an initiative that allowed limited market incentives to Soviet citizens and Gorbachev hoped this change would be enough for the sluggish Soviet economy. However, contrary to his belief this was too freedom for the people and didn't proved the fast results he needed which would further decline USSR instead of helping it.
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"The Economic Collapse of the Soviet Union." San Jose State University. San Jose State University, n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2017.

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He introduced the policy of glasnost to the USSR which meant a more willingness leniency to allow western ideas and goods into the USSR and freedom of speech, allowing individuals to express their thoughts. Giving people the ability to speak their mind also allows them to talk and share ideas meaning those opposing communism can come together not only discuss it but publicly spread their reasons why and creating an uprising from within, which would lead to the downfall of USSR.
Citation:
"The Economic Collapse of the Soviet Union." San Jose State University. San Jose State University, n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2017.

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Mikhail Gorbachev reins of power in the Soviet Union in 1985

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Mikhail Gorbachev reins of power in the Soviet Union in 1985

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By the time Gorbachev came to power the country was already in ruins so there was little he could with use of communism to pick the country back up and stop the stagnation. This led to the downfall of the Soviet Union because he needed to now focus internally instead of externally like one upping the U.S. in the arms race, thus also leading to the end of the cold war.
Citation:
"The End of the Cold War." UShistory.org. Independence Hall Association, n.d. Web. 21 Apr. 2017.

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The Soviet Government worked to instill in the hearts and minds of its population the idea of communism, but it never took firm root, and eventually lost whatever influence it had originally carried. Due to this the country was not able to survive because the very people that were the base of this method did not believe in it and nothing can flourish if the people doing it do not believe in it.
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"Fall of the Soviet Union." Cold War Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2017.

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Non-Russian ethnic groups, which comprised more than fifty percent of the total population of the Soviet Union, resisted assimilation into the Russianized State. This led to the decline of USSR because there was much resistance inside the country and mush outside of it as well. Many did not want to be ruled a by an individual that wanted to impose Russian ideologies on them.
Citation:
"Fall of the Soviet Union." Cold War Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2017.

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The reforms that Gorbachev was trying to implement were took time which was something he didn't have. Perestroika had destroyed the “command economy” that had kept the Soviet state afloat. The only results he had of his policies were rationing and shortages. This cause many people to grow angry and frustrated with his government that uprisings and revolutions were the only answer, thus the dwindling of the Soviet Union.
Citation:
History.com Staff. "Fall of the Soviet Union." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2011. Web. 21 Apr. 2017.

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Gorbachev believed for a better economy he needed good relations with U.S. and the world. Ignoring Reagan and his launch of a massive military buildup, Gorbachev did not engage in the arms race and furthermore announced that he would take his troops out from Afghanistan. On top of that he reduced the Soviet military presence in the Warsaw Pact nations of Eastern Europe. Him not intervening caused the USSR to decline, but his actions encouraged Eastern Euro Alliances to back out and soon revolutions started to break out all over Eastern Europe.
Citation:
History.com Staff. "Fall of the Soviet Union." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2011. Web. 21 Apr. 2017.

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The Berlin Wall in between East and West Berlin was brought down in the year 1989, where the communist east side was reunited with the free west. This aided in the decline of the Soviet Union because by this point the Soviet no longer had the energy to enforce the wall and people just began breaking it and climbing over; soon demands of freedom spread everywhere.
Citation:
"The End of the Cold War." UShistory.org. Independence Hall Association, n.d. Web. 21 Apr. 2017.