PowerPoint for end of Cold War lesson

1. Bell Work A paragraph (5-7 sentences) answering the following question: Why did the Soviet Union fall? Can one person cause the downfall of an empire?

2. Well, Certainly not this guy…

3. The Cold War The Fall of the Soviet Union

4. Four Reasons for the Decline of the Soviet Union The Arms Build-up Ethnic Unrest in the Soviet Union Independence Movements in former Soviet satellites Global decline of Communism

7. Domestic Policies included lowering taxes and shrinking the size of government. This was a stark contrast to the U.S.S.R.

9. Reagan’s ‘Berlin Wall’ Speech President Reagan’s Speech at the Brandenburg Gate along the Berlin Wall is considered to be one of his and America’s greatest ever. Listen to how he challenges Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev.

10. A few years later…

12. Perestroika - Restructuring – especially of the economy. Radical changes to the Soviet Union. It was an attempt to overcome economic stagnation.

13. Glasnost – Openness – included Freedom of Speech and other civil liberties.

15. “Our country is undergoing a truly revolutionary upsurge…Under the badge of of democratization, restructuring has now encompassed politics, the economy, spiritual life, and ideology”.

16. “The Soviet Union has made a decision on reducing its armed forces. In the next two years, numerical strengths will be reduced by 500,000 persons, and the volume of conventional arms will also be cut considerably”.

18. Lowered inflation by decreasing the money supply.

19. Took on several Trade Unions.

20. Lowered income taxes.

21. Privatization was also important.

22. Foreign Policy included the 1982 Falklands War, which Britain won handily.

25. Give at the House of Commons in London during Prime Minister’s questions.

27. Quiz 1. Identify the three leaders we talked about. 2. Identify where the three speeches were given. 3. Reasons for the fall of the Soviet Union: The Arms Build-up T/F Global Warming T/F Ethnic Unrest in the Soviet Union T/F President George H.W. Bush’s increase in military spending T/F e. Independence Movements in former Soviet satellites f. Australian Wars T/F g. Global decline of Communism T/F