Brezhnev

• When were the Kozygin Reforms?

  1965
• How much did military spending increase 1964-70?

  11% to 13%
• When did B drop K's commitment to becoming a communist state?

  1980
• What replaced the communist state in 1980?

  Developed socialism
• What did B accept as a 'necessary evil'?

  The Black Market
• How much did oil production increase from 1965-1980?

  243 million to 603 million tons
• Who was promoted to head of the KGB in 1967?

  Andropov
• What was Andropov's goal?

  To control those who refused to work with the regime
• How many dissidents received a KGB warning in the 1970s?

  70,000
• When did Andropov succeed B?

  1982
• What was there an increase in after loss of faith?

  Alcoholism, poor labour discipline, black market trade
• What did B attempt to revive?


  Faith and interest of the revolution
• When was the Show Trial of Sinyavsky and Daniel?

  1966
• How many dissidents received repressive psychiatric treatment?

  7000 to 8000
• What were the four key features of B's cult?

  A great Leninist, a military hero, world peace, a man of the people
• What public festivals were celebrated?

  B's major birthdays and anniversaries of WWII
• What did B stop under religion?

  Closure of churches
• What did he advocate instead of attacking religion?

  Atheism
• What did falling birthrates lead to?

  A campaign encouraging women to have babies
• What sort of views did B have of women?

  Traditional, hardened policies towards family
• By 1978, how many teachers had a university education?

  70%
• What did the School Statue of September 1970 require?

  Textbooks to be updated
• What did the Fundamental Law on Soviet Education of 1973 consolidate?


  The existing approach to education
• What was made available to poor students?

  Free meals
• How many universities did B find in Kazakhstan?

  18
• What was the Social Contract?

  B's formula for promoting social stability
• What did the life expectancy drop to for men in the 70s?

  68-64