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Post-war displacement in Europe (1945-1960)

Indochina refugee crisis (1975-1990)

Feminism in the USA (1960-1979)

Revolution in Tunisia (1989-2015)

Egypt: Nasser

Cuba: Castro

China: Mao

Germany: Hitler

Why did popular movements emerge?

How did popular movements create change?

How were popular movements challenged?

What was the impact of popular movements?

Regional study 7: The Great Depression in the Americas (circa 1920-1939)

Regional study 8: Emergence of the Americas in global affairs (1880-1945)

Regional study 9: The Americas during the Cold War (1945-1991)

Regional study 11: Social movements in the Americas (1945-2020)

Regional study 8: Emergence of Modern China (1910-1949)

Regional study 11: The Cold War in Asia (1949-2002)

Regional study 12: The People's Republic of China (1949-2020)

Regional study 6: Europe and the First World War (1871-1923)

Regional study 7: The Russian Revolution (1855-1924)

Regional study 8: European totalitarianism (1918-1941)

Regional study 9: Europe and the Second World War (1918-1949)

Regional study 11: The USSR and post-Soviet Russia (1945-2020)

Regional study 12: Europe during and after the Cold War (1945-2020)

IB History Impact of Reform and Transformation Under Gorbachev Key Definitions

Definition

August Coup (1991)

The attempted seizure of power on 19 August 1991 by senior Soviet officials including the KGB chairman, defence minister, and interior minister, who placed Gorbachev under house arrest and announced a State Committee for the State of Emergency. The coup failed within 72 hours after Boris Yeltsin rallied public opposition and military units refused orders. Its failure accelerated the dissolution of the Soviet Union, which was formally dissolved on 25 December 1991.

Definition

August Coup (1991)

The attempted seizure of power on 19 August 1991 by senior Soviet officials including the KGB chairman, defence minister, and interior minister, who placed Gorbachev under house arrest and announced a State Committee for the State of Emergency. The coup failed within 72 hours after Boris Yeltsin rallied public opposition and military units refused orders. Its failure accelerated the dissolution of the Soviet Union, which was formally dissolved on 25 December 1991.