End of the Cold War
Bell Ringer Review In your own words, create a summary for each of the following events (focusing on the involvement of the Super Powers) The Middle East Angola Somalia and Ethiopia 2. Why were the Super Powers involved in these third world areas if they didn’t care about them?
End of the Cold War Poor Economic Communist Policies Arms Race End of Détente Gerontocracy in USSR Election of Ronald Reagan as US President Gorbachev’s Reforms
Brezhnev’s Economic Blunders
End of Détente
Gerontocracy
Ronald Reagan
Gorbachev’s Policies Review Explain the difference between Glasnost, Perestroika and Demokratizatsiya. Why was the Chernobyl accident significant? How did Gorbachev treat dissidents differently? Why did he do this? How did Gorbachev show continuity and change in his foreign policy? Describe Gorbachev and Reagan’s relationship. Summarize the collapse in Bulgaria and Romania. Explain the various reasons why communism collapsed in 1989.
Collapse in Eastern Europe Group work Silently read over the handout and take notes on your country You will have 10 minutes with each country: East Germany Poland Hungary Czechoslovakia
Collapse in Eastern Europe… In your final country, works as a group to: Create a timeline of significant events that led to the collapse in your country Write that timeline on the whiteboard and prepare to present it to the class.
Final Exam One Essay and One Short Answer Three Topics: Beginning of the Cold War Middle of the Cold War End of the Cold War Each topic will have three questions. You will choose an essay question from one topic and your short answer from a different topic
Beginning of the Cold War 1917-1953 Causes of the Cold War Ideological differences Aggressive Actions Early Conflicts: Berlin Blockade, Korean War
Middle of the Cold War 1953-1975 Impact of the death of Stalin - Uprisings in East Germany, Poland, Hungary, Suez Crisis Khrushchev’s leadership Cuban Missile Crisis Sino-Soviet Split Sino-American Rapprochement Détente Arms & Space Race Vietnam War Prague Spring
End of the Cold War 1975-1991 Helsinki Accords Soviet-Afghanistan War & end of Détente Brezhnev’s Economic Policies Collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe, USSR & Yugoslavia Impact of Gorbachev and Reagan on end of Cold War Mao’s Death and the rise of Deng Xiaoping Tiananmen Square Massacre
Collapse in Eastern Europe Group work Write a Summary on the collapse of Communism In the four countries we looked at. 6 minutes.