Question

Arrange the events that led to the fall of the Soviet Union in the correct sequence

Answer 1

1- The Soviet Union begins a war with Afghanistan.

2- Mikhail Gorbachev becomes the leader of the Soviet Union.

3- Reforms such as glasnost and perestroika instituted in the Soviet Union.

4- Soviet government attempt to overthrow Gorbachev.

5- Boris Yeltsin becomes president of the established Russian Federation.

Step-by-step explanation:

1- The Afghan-Soviet War took place between April 1978 and April 1992, when the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, supported by the Soviet Army, fought against mujahideen insurgents, groups of Afghan Islamic guerrillas supported by numerous foreign countries, highlighting the United States, who provided them with huge amounts of arms and money. The conflict is considered part of the Cold War.

2- Mikhail Gorbachev is a Russian lawyer and politician who was secretary general of the Central Committee Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991 and head of State of the Soviet Union from 1988 to 1991.

3- In January 1987, Gorbachev called for loosening bureaucratic control over the economy and society in general and championed the need for greater democracy. These attempts to reform the Stalinist system were seen as necessary to make the economy more flexible.

This process took place under the banner of perestroika (in Russian, restructuring), which introduced a limited free market and the decentralization of the national economy, and of glasnost (in Russian, openness or transparency), which prompted a readjustment in the political and cultural life of the USSR.

4- The attempted coup d'etat in the Soviet Union, also known as the August Coup, was a three-day period between 19 and 21 August 1991, in which a group of members of the Government of the Soviet Union and the KGB briefly deposed the President of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev and tried to take control of the country. The coup failed in only three days and Gorbachev returned to power. Even so, the events undermined the legitimacy of the Communist Party, further contributing to the collapse of the USSR.

5- In the presidential elections of June 1991, Boris Yeltsin, standing as an independent, was elected president of the Republic of Russia with 57% of the votes.

Answer 2

1. The Soviet Union begins a war with Afghanistan: It took place from December 1979 to February 1989. It was a guerrilla war against the Soviet Army and the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. It undermined the image of the Red Army and the Soviet Union.
2. Mikhail Gorbachev becomes the leader of the Soviet Union: He was the county´s head of state from 1988 to 1991.
3. Reforms such as glasnost and perestroika instituted in the Soviet Union: The Glasnost allowed the freedom of speech and press while the perestroika was a reform to decentralize economics decisions in order to improve efficiency.
4. Soviet government attempt to overthrow Gorbachev: The August 1991 Coup was an unsuccessful attempt to take control of the country by the Communist Party.
5. Boris Yeltsin becomes president of the established Russian Federation: He was the first president of the Russian Federation serving from 1991 to 1999.

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