History A-Level
Nationalism and the collapse of empires
What Nationalism and the collapse of empires means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Gorbachev's domestic reforms failed to prevent nationalist uprisings, leading to the collapse of the USSR and his resignation in December 1991.
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