PPT-What caused the collapse of the USSR and end of the Cold Wa

LO To identify and evaluate the long and shortterm causes of the collapse of the USSR The Sudden Collapse of the USSR On Xmas Day in 1991 Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as President and the USSR ceased to exist Thus ending the Cold War No one in the West had predicted it. L/O – To discuss and evaluate the role played by various factors in the outbreak of the Cold War. What caused the Cold War?. Views on this issue depend a lot upon how you view the . nature of Cold War . US vs. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Democracy vs. Communism. Capitalism vs. Socialism. 2. US/USSR Relationship during WWII. 1939: Stalin (USSR) makes a deal with Hitler (Germany).. 1941: Hitler breaks deal and attacks USSR.. Unit 11.1. Theme #1. . T. he United States and the Soviet Union emerged from the Second World War as the two dominant enemy super powers, who became engaged in a dangerous Cold War. The Cold War soon became a global ideological conflict between democracy and communism.. L/O – To identify the key features and turning points of the Cold War and understand the nature of the conflict. What was the Cold War?. Cold War. . = . a period of extreme tension between states stopping just short of war.. Nixon (early 1970s). Detente: . Easing/Thawing of Cold War. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT I). Trade agreements/cultural exchange. Watergate. Why does the USSR Collapse?. Invasion of Afghanistan weakens USSR. L/O: To revise the causes of the Cold War in order to write a balanced essay.. THE USA. THE USSR. BOTH SIDES. NO ONE IT WAS INEVITABLE. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpYCplyBknI. . EVENT. WHAT HAPPENED?. From Allies to Enemies & Cold War Theory. Thesis. The West's fear of communism and perception that the USSR reneged on a series of deals made at various conferences at the end of World War II, coupled with Joseph Stalin's paranoia about at Third World War led to an increasing divided between the Allies at the end of World War II. This caused tacit escalation on both sides resulting in the perception that two ideologies were opposite and incompatible. The result was a series of moves isolation and dividing Europe between East and West, resulting in the Cold War. 1964- 1982 Brezhnev Era. Very Repressive. Corruption High. Complaints against regime led to imprisonment. . Factors weakening the USSR. Afghanistan War 1979-1989.. Economic Stagnation. Corruption. 1985- 1990 Gorbachev Era. VUS.13d. Both internal and external pressures caused the collapse of the Soviet Union . The collapse of the Soviet Union . brought an end to the Cold War . that had dominated American . foreign policy for forty years!. Both sides knew that a real “WW3”, a nuclear war, would be unwinnable.. However the Cold War had many characteristics of an actual war:. Arms race . (when countries compete to have the most effective armed forces). Homework. Chapter 17 Section 3: Questions 1-3. Start preparing for Final. Learning objectives. Engage in visual learning regarding the Cuban Missile Crisis. Analyze Cold War imagery and writing. Prepare for District Assessment. Objective:. To analyse the reasons why the USSR became a superpower after WWII. Consider the origins of the Cold War. Task 1:. What can you learn?. Core. : Describe: What . can you . see?. Stretch. : Explain: What learn . Warm Up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =-QopdZ7G8ww Who was to blame for the breakdown of the Grand Alliance? L/O – To discuss and evaluate the role played by various factors in the outbreak of the Cold War Review of China, USSR, and. Cold War Foreign Policies. Nixon to Carter Diplomacy/Foreign Policy. Cold War . 1949-1991 – USSR/US. Space race, Berlin Wall, Korean War, Vietnam War, Cuba, culture in US.