The downfall of the Soviet Union

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Across
  1. 2. the centre of Soviet political power in Moscow
  2. 6. ______ Wars - the colloquial name for the Stretegic Defense Initiative
  3. 7. Mikhail_______, the last leader of the USSR
  4. 9. _______ War - the conflict that ended in 1991
  5. 11. ________ bloc - the countries of Eastern Europe dominated by the USSR
  6. 13. one of the Baltic Republics
  7. 16. a Russian term meaning "openness"
  8. 18. _____________ states - another name for
  9. 19. when part of a country breaks away to form an independent nation
  10. 21. a Russian term meaning "restructuring"
  11. 22. ______ Wall: its demolition was a powerful symbol of the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe
  12. 23. the 15 Soviet Republics formed this
Down
  1. 1. local Islamic soldiers who fought against the Soviet troops in Afghanistan
  2. 3. Ronald _______: the US President who described the USSR as an "evil empire"
  3. 4. Union of __________ Socialist Republics
  4. 5. the political and economic system in the USSR
  5. 8. the town where the world's worst nuclear reactor accident occurred
  6. 9. _______ economy: where the central govt plans and controls all economic activity
  7. 10. Boris _______, who became a bitter enemy of Gorbachev
  8. 12. the Polish trade union that challenged the authority of the communist government in Poland
  9. 14. the Soviet Republic
  10. 15. the largest of the Soviet Republics
  11. 16. _________ warfare - the type of warfare the Soviet troops encountered in Afghanistan
  12. 17. ______ power: political action and social change driven by the collective will of ordinary citizens
  13. 20. ______Doctrine, which promised Soviet intervention to respond to any threat to socialist rule in any nation across the Warsaw Pact