Growing Nationalist Unrest, 1988–90 (Edexcel A-Level History): Quizzes
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Which two Gorbachev policies fueled nationalist movements in the Soviet Union?
Which two Gorbachev policies fueled nationalist movements in the Soviet Union?
Glasnost and perestroika
When did the Karabagh crisis begin?
When did the Karabagh crisis begin?
February 1988
Which minority group did Uzbeks massacre in 1989?
Which minority group did Uzbeks massacre in 1989?
Meshketian minority
How many protesters were killed in the Tbilisi massacre on 9 April 1989?
How many protesters were killed in the Tbilisi massacre on 9 April 1989?
19 protesters
What was 'Tbilisi syndrome'?
What was 'Tbilisi syndrome'?
Military reluctance to use force on protesters
In what year did the Chernobyl nuclear disaster occur?
In what year did the Chernobyl nuclear disaster occur?
1986
When did Stalin forcibly incorporate the Baltic states into the Soviet Union?
When did Stalin forcibly incorporate the Baltic states into the Soviet Union?
1940
When did Lithuania declare independence from the Soviet Union?
When did Lithuania declare independence from the Soviet Union?
March 1990
What percentage of the vote did Yeltsin win in the June 1991 Russian presidential election?
What percentage of the vote did Yeltsin win in the June 1991 Russian presidential election?
57 per cent
According to Khazanov, what specific problems fueled nationalism?
According to Khazanov, what specific problems fueled nationalism?
Ecological problems & minority culture abuses