FIRST READ from The Decline of the Soviet Empire on page 57 thru The Chernobyl Disaster on page 59. THEN complete this worksheet.
Level 2 Directions: Fill in the information which explains how the USSR declined or lost power in each.
Event
What happened?
1. It cost the USSR a lot of money to keep fighting the war
Afghanistan
2. They also lost much pride in their military because they struggled and could not
beat an undeveloped country.
3.
Economic
Stagnation
4.