PPT-Gorbachev, Glasnost and Perestroika

Communism in Crisis 19761989 Big Picture Gorbachev unilaterally ended the Cold war The soviet system could no longer sustain itself and compete with the USA The Soviet system had become too entrenched in conservative authoritarianism to make the necessary reforms. Student: Cristina- Daniela FERARU. Coordinator: . prof. .. Arkadiusz K. OTLINSK. I. Polkowice. , Poland . 2013. Introduction. . On Christmas Day 1991, the Soviet flag flew over the Kremlin in Moscow for the last time. A few days earlier, representatives from 11 Soviet republics (Ukraine, the Russian Federation, Belarus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan) met in the Kazakh city of Alma-Ata and announced that they would no longer be part of the Soviet Union. 1979-1991. Illustration adapted from Ben Walsh, ‘Modern World History’. An NDM Production. Why did the Cold War return in the early 1980s. ?. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 re-opened the Cold War.. Reflections and thoughts from the article:. “How to Lose a Country Gracefully,” by Bill Keller. March 1, 2011. New York Times. First, Some Facts About several leaders And difficult times. 1985 .  Mikhail Gorbachev became leader of the USSR. The beginning of the end.. Mikhail Gorbachev – Last Soviet premier. Reformer – Glasnost and Perestroika. Glasnost – Transparency in debate and communication in Soviet society. Openness and freedom of communication. Communism in Crisis (1976-1989). Big Picture. Gorbachev unilaterally ended the Cold war. The soviet system could no longer sustain itself and compete with the USA. The Soviet system had become too entrenched in conservative authoritarianism to make the necessary reforms. of Science . in. . INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT . Lesson. 1: . Dott. / Prof. Daniel Pommier . Vincelli. . 2. The Eighties: the crisis of liberalism and the new conservatism . L/O – To identify and evaluate the long and short-term 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!. Collapse of Communism in the Soviet Union & Eastern Europe. Cold War Predictions. Why did the Soviet Union “lose” the Cold War?. Why did Communism collapse inside . Russia?. Remember:. Deterrence...led to?. agreements 1987–1991. Topic 4: Renewal and End of the Cold War. Reagan and Gorbachev Geneva Summit. October 1985. Agreed to a Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): cut nuclear arsenals in half. Reagan and Gorbachev continued corresponding and agreed on the Intermediate Nuclear Forces and the START treaties. . Union . / . End. . of. . the. . Cold. . War . / . Fall. . of. . Communism. 4 FIGURES. 4 DETAILS. 4 EFFECTS. a. b. c. d. 4 CAUSES. 4 CAUSES. 4 FIGURES. 4 DETAILS. 4 EFFECTS. The Cold War Ends. Unit 5 Grade 6 Social Studies . Ms. Earnst. Info Source:. http://www.ducksters.com/history/cold_war/collapse_soviet_union.php. Collapse of the Soviet Union. The collapse of the Soviet Union started in . Summarize . perestroika.. Was it effective? Explain!. Summarize . glasnost. . Was it effective? Explain!. THINKER: . Make a prediction .  How would . Gorbachev’s . policies impact the governments of Soviet Satellite States?. EQ: What events led to the end of the Cold War and how did it impact the countries involved?. July, 1975: Apollo-. Suyez. Test Project. This was a joint venture between the USA and USSR.. The Apollo (American) and Soviet (Soviet) space vehicles merged in space for 5 days and the crewmen of both ships worked together. Direct communications (phone) established. Kennedy’s ‘. Pax. Americana’. What kind of peace do we seek? Not a . Pax. Americana enforced on the world by American weapons of war….I speak of peace because of the new face of war. Total war makes no sense in an age when great powers can maintain large and relatively invulnerable nuclear forces and refuse to surrender without resort to those forces..