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6. How much productivity of a business did the state recieve?
7. What reduced incentive to grow (Law on Joint Ventures)?
- Future prospects
- No workers
- Heavy taxation
- Cost of living
8. By 1991 how much had Soviet IMPORTS fallen by?
9. When did Gorbachev become leader of the USSR?
10. When was the Law on Joint Ventures introduced?
- August 1987
- January 1987
- January 1986
- May 1986
11. What was a failure of the Enterprise Law?
- Decreased Foreign trade
- Sold Businesses to foreign owners
- Increased Unemployment
- Forced businesses to close
12. How many miners were involved in industrial action?
- 200,000
- 800,000
- 500,000
- 1 million
13. Where did coal miners go on strike in July 1989?
- Irkutsk
- Kuzbass
- Moscow
- Rosugol
14. What was done in May 1990?
- Taxes increased
- State Subsidies reduced
- Businesses sold
- More jobs created
15. At the start of 1990, how much had incomes increased by?
16. Which was the first EC state to establish trade and cooperation agreements with Comecon members?
- Hungary
- Poland
- Latvia
- Finland
17. How many applied to work in McDonald's in Moscow?
- 31,000
- 27,000
- 19,000
- 54,000
18. When did the Anti - Alcohol Campaign begin?
- January 1986
- May 1985
- November 1985
- August 1985
19. When was the Enterprise Law?
- January 1988
- July 1988
- October 1988
- December 1987
20. What were there shortages of after the anti-alcohol campaign?
- Barley
- Sugar
- Workers
- Policemen