PPT-The Collapse of European Communism

1964 1982 Brezhnev Era Very Repressive Corruption High Complaints against regime led to imprisonment Factors weakening the USSR Afghanistan War 19791989 Economic Stagnation Corruption 1985 1990 Gorbachev Era. USSR. Soviet Union and Satellite Nations. 1989: Tiananmen Square in China. 1950: . Korean War. Timeline of Communism in the 20. th. Century. 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990. Chapter 22. “The Rise and Fall of World Communism”. 1917 - Present. The End of Communism. General Failures of Communism. Economic failures. By late 1970s = communist economies showed no signs of catching up to more advanced capitalist countries. Post-WWII Europe. Territorial changes. Poland moved west. Germany and Austria separated. Soviet annexations. Economic devastation. Soviet sphere of influence: “Iron Curtain”. Economic Recovery. Marshall Plan (1947-1952). S. Todd. Capitalism vs. Communism. Capitalism. and . communism . are opposing schools of thought in . economics and politics. The central arguments in the communist/capitalist debate are about:. Economic equality . 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!. Understand the different reasons for the decline of Oyo . Understand the importance of supporting causes with specific detail. When did Oyo collapse?. Early C19 – power of Oyo started to disintegrate. Mr. Braff. Communism. Economic and political system based on a single party government with the goal of equalizing power and wealth for everyone.. Goals. Get rid of . p. rivate property. Create one social class (no more rich or poor). Communism vs Capitalism in Germany, when the Berlin Wall came down, 1989. Journalists found that the pollution in Eastern Berlin was much greater than in Western Berlin. (How much of this was cold war . . 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. SSUSH16 The student will identify key developments in the aftermath of WW I. . a. Explain how rising communism and socialism in the United States led to the Red Scare and immigrant restriction. .  . SSUSH16 The student will identify key developments in the aftermath of WW I. . a. Explain how rising communism and socialism in the United States led to the Red Scare and immigrant restriction. .  . 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!. “The Rise and Fall of World Communism”. 1917 - Present. The End of Communism. General Failures of Communism. Economic failures. By late 1970s = communist economies showed no signs of catching up to more advanced capitalist countries. 98 By Florinda Lucero and Jill Collum During Communism The Roma are an interconnected ethnic and cultural ten centuries ago In the Czech Republic they may have been present since the 15th century Alt