1. MONDAY 5/2/16 CNN STUDENT NEWS: -Bell Ringer, Discussion POWERPOINT LESSON: -The Fall of Communism INDEPENDENT WORK: -Chapter 15 Activities

2. QUICK REVIEW: ***You don’t have to write this slide*** + What is a COMMUNIST government? + What is a DEMOCRATIC government + What was The USSR? + What was the Soviet Union?

3. NEW COUNTRIES CREATED WHEN THE USSR FELL:

4. IMPORTANT WORLD LEADERS during the FALL OF COMMUNISM

5. M. GORBACHE V 1.Last leader of USSR before it fell apart. 2.Famous for REFORMS of The USSR.

6. B. YELSTIN: -1st President of Russia elected by the people in 1991. - Democracy in Russia?

7. V. PUTIN Hardline leader of Russia since 1999. -Still leads Russia today - Medvedev: “President/PM” -Former KGB Agent. -Former Spy. -One bad dude. -USSR 2.0? You don’t have to write this slide

8. R. REAGAN US President during most of fall of USSR, credited with helping “end” The Cold War. 1.Former movie actor 2.Mr. Gorbachev tear down this wall 3. Republicans love him

11. THE BERLIN WALL 1.104 mi. long wall that split city of Berlin, Germany 2.Separated Communist EAST from Democratic WEST 3.Biggest symbol of the Cold War. 4.People took it down in 1989.

13. -Locate West Germany on the map

14. “Mr. Gorbachev, TEAR DOWN THIS WALL!” (1 minute. No whining.)

15. The Berlin Wall FALLS- Nov. 1989