POLS 102 Study Guide - Final Guide: Mutual Assured Destruction, Dependency Theory, Truman Doctrine
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Political science 102: review for spring 2008 final exam. Brought all forms under state collectivizationand drove peasants to work in the cities. What were glasnost- political openness, limited freedom of expression (foreign press)- loved it. First, just wanted soviet scientist to visit the west. Perestroika- tried to introduce competition to the soviet economy- hated it. Make good of better quality and people lost jobs in inefficient factories. All decisions made by bureaucrats in the capitol. From 1950- 1985 grew 1. 5 times faster than u. s. First off, this was the process of introducing economic competition by allowing in imported goods and dropping tariff walls. The problems with it were: it caused russia"s economy to shrink by almost 50% in the 1990"s, industrial production was down by 40%, there was a one month inflation of 350%. The response to this was to close insufficient factories, lay off workers, raise taxes, and end subsidies on food.
