Reforms under Brezhnev - Flashcards in A Level and IB History

Skip to content

Get Revising

Created by: Jessamina
Created on: 04-01-17 19:35

1. Why was the old command economy a problem?

It was too ridgid
It was too old
It was too traditional
It was too stubborn

1 of 5

Other questions in this quiz

2. What did Brezhnev call his 1973 policy?

'an alliance of the working class with science.'
'an alliance of the USSR with the Borgeoisie'
'an alliance of Brezhnev with the people'
'an alliace of Communism with the future'

3. What was a problem?

Brezhnev was dying
Stalin's legacy was being tainted with
New equipment was left to rust whilst workers kept using the old ones to achieve output targets
The economy was stagnated

4. What was there little reference to?

Supply and demand
love and friendship
See and learn
do and don't

5. What was done in order to carry this out?

major industrial cities joined with scientific institutions
Einstien's brain was investigated by the Soviet Government
They killed all the stupid people
They set up technological schools

Comments

No comments have yet been made

Similar History resources:

Agriculture during Brezhnev years

Political - USSR 1917-1985

The Fall of the USSR (Part C)

Historical interpretations: What explains the fall of the USSR, c.1985-91?

Theme 4: Social developments, 1917-85.

Theme 1: Communist government in the USSR, 1917-85.

Theme 3: Control of the people, 1917-85.

Fall of the USSR

Teacher recommended

Control of the people 1917-85

Attempted reforms of the party

See all History resources »See all Totalitarian ideologies in theory and practice resources »