How did this weakening and eventual loss of Soviet control happen?

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How did this weakening and eventual loss of Soviet control happen? Economic issues. Calls for political reform (first paragraph). Read p163-4 and make 5 bullet points on each. What happened in specific countries? – short presentation. East Germany. Romania. Poland.

Why were the Soviets so ineffective at responding to international relations 1980-5? Who were the Russian leaders from 1980-85 and when were they in power? Gerontocracy. Brezhnev. Andropov. Chernenko. Example – plane shooting.

Gorbachev Manifesto! Use p167-168 (up to impact on national thinking) to make your own manifesto! Include at least 5 key points about what your government wants to achieve.

Gorbachev Manifesto!

Homework Take notes on the impact of new political thinking p168-9 and then the end of the Brezhnev Doctrine.