ussr ; control of the ppl ; secret police ; '82-'85 (post-andropov) 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryRussia - 19th and 20th centuryA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: ilovetheofficeCreated on: 29-04-18 14:16 what had andropov served as during hungarian uprising of '56? soviet ambassador to hungary 1 of 41 what had this experience convinced him that dissident action could easily turn into? popular uprising 2 of 41 other politburo members less convinced but his role as gesek ment what? his perception was the one to influence gov actions 3 of 41 in what year was andropov's monitoring of dissident groups increased? '82 4 of 41 and members of what group recall this period as one of most difficult to operate? 'chronicle of current events' 5 of 41 why were surveillance methods becoming more sophisticated? new tech 6 of 41 conversations were recorded using what? tape and cassete recorders 7 of 41 and where were listening devices / cameras placed? briefcases / bras 8 of 41 did kgb effectively neutralise social and political threat of dissidents? yeah boiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 9 of 41 andropov was well aware dissidents didn't represent wht? majority of population 10 of 41 and realised popular discontent was more likely to be based on what? economic concerns 11 of 41 wha tdid he believe would happen if gov didn;t deliver reasonable standard of living? popular undrest would spread 12 of 41 communist government in which country faced serious popular unrest in '80'1? poland 13 of 41 sparked by decision to do what? raise food prices 14 of 41 andy therefore aware ecnonmic issues could threaten? stability of ussr 15 of 41 what famously did andropov tell his doctor about sausages? 'we'll make enough sausages, and then we won't have any dissidents' 16 of 41 andy used secret police to clampdown on which two things in workplace? absenteeism + alcoholism 17 of 41 kgb officers did spotchecks on factories to do what? record attendance 18 of 41 and combed streets for? truanting workers 19 of 41 why did this tactic upset many female workers? they were juggling full-time job / food queues 20 of 41 what were queues partly result of? cheap gov-set prices 21 of 41 which meant what for goods sale? sold out quickly 22 of 41 what did andropov's actions reveal about this balance? people prefered queuing to higher food prices 23 of 41 what was andropov aware party leadership was largely made up of? old men out of touch with general pop's concerns 24 of 41 WHAT ANDY DID TO UNDERSTAND THE SOCIETY DFGD 25 of 41 took lead by visiting where and talking to who? visiting factories and taking to workers 26 of 41 when did he visit a moscow factory rather contrivedly? february '83 27 of 41 positively well-meaning and genuine but negatively? humourless and lacked charm 28 of 41 why did workers who met him feel restricted? he was the ex-head of the KGB 29 of 41 more effective method of tapping into public concerns was appointment of what? new government advisors 30 of 41 andy surrounded himself with free thinkers most likely of whichtwo professions? journalists / academics 31 of 41 in touch with what? causes of popular discontent 32 of 41 made particular use of a group of sociologists and economists from where? novosibirsk 33 of 41 especially zaslavskaya who argued what was a key cause of resentment? arbitrary nature of much of soviet administration 34 of 41 within party leadership, andy made conscious effort to promote wh? younger more reformist generation 35 of 41 whose experience in lower ranks of party meant what? more in touch with realities of daily life 36 of 41 andy's methods of monitoring discontent showed greater desire to do what? meet needs of general population 37 of 41 where did methods stall? development of firm action 38 of 41 to andropov answer was to instil what? greater discipline into workforece 39 of 41 was there a lot of public criticism of gov in '80s? nope 40 of 41 but what was popular soviet pastime? grumbling 41 of 41
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