1. Aim: Why did the Soviet Union collapse?
Do now:
Copy Collapse of the Soviet Union Vocabulary into your notebooks

2. Collapse of the Soviet Union Vocabulary
Détente – period in the 1970s during which there was an easing of tensions between the United States & the Soviet Union
Perestroika – restructuring of the government & the economy in the Soviet Union under Mikhail Gorbachev in the mid-1980s
Glasnost – period of openness called for in the mid- 1980s by Mikhail Gorbachev in the Soviet Union
Voice – to tell people your opinion or feelings about a particular subject

3. Problems in the Soviet Union Collapse of the Soviet Union
The Fall of Communism
Problems in the Soviet Union
Collapse of the Soviet Union
1 – Soviet controlled Communist economy could not compete with the Capitalist economy of the US.
2 – Soviets were unable to produce enough goods to keep people happy. Most of their money went into military defense.
3 – Soviet people were angry at the government for losing the war in Afghanistan.
1 – Soviet people demanded changes in their government. Mikhail Gorbachev* brings major reforms to the Soviet Union.
-Glasnost* – allows more rights & greater freedoms for the soviet people
Ex: allowed to criticize the government
-Perestroika* – allows some private ownership of businesses, hoping more goods would be produced.
2 – In 1991, the weakened Soviet government granted freedom to 15 republics it had controlled. The Soviet Union was finished…

4. Task #1
use the information from the reading to fill out the graphic organizer describing the leaders of the Soviet Union/Russia in 15 words or less…
Mikhail Gorbachev
Boris Yeltsin
Vladimir Putin

5. F.S.Q – use FULL SENTENCES
Explain the meaning of the Political Cartoon on the handout…

6. Task # 1 Read the handout & underline important info
Answer questions using FULL SENTENCES

7. F.S.Q. – in your notebooks
Mikhail Gorbachev won the Noble Peace Prize for his leadership in the Soviet Union
Why do you think he won this important award?