1. Assignment #6: End of the Cold War Video Clips & Questions After each video clip, answers the prompt relating to significant political & social changes in either Russia or China during the 1980s & 1990s.

2. The Cold War: Evil Empire http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX2uew BGhaM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX2uew BGhaM 1)Describe how Ronald Reagan’s approach to the Cold War was different than previous US leaders. What were pros and cons of his approach? (0-7:20) 2)How did the Cold War change by the late 1980s when Gorbachev takes over in the USSR? (10:30- 14 :20)

3. The Cold War: The Wall http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gVz-vqeTn8 3) Describe what occurred in Soviet “satellite nations” in 1989/90 and how this impacted Gorbachev and the USSR by 1991. (0-5:30)

5. 4) After Mao died, what changes occur in communist China as Deng Xiao Ping takes control? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gmw6HF65dLE&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gmw6HF65dLE&feature=related (0-9 min)

6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_04ojsBENA&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_04ojsBENA&feature=related (0-5:30 min) 5) Why were many younger people in China becoming dissatisfied with Communism in the 1980s? 6) Describe how the Communist government reacted to student protests. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqlPqCHCTTghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqlPqCHCTTg (0-6 min)

7. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JknMdeiSoSk&feat ure=mfu_in_order&list=ULhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JknMdeiSoSk&feat ure=mfu_in_order&list=UL (1-7 min) 7) What major trends occur during the 1990s in China after the Tiananmen Square protests?