PPT-COLLAPSE OF COMMUNISM HOW DID THE COLD WAR END?

VUS13d 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. Setting the Stage. A history of bad feelings between the U.S. and Soviet Union ever since the Russian Revolution in 1917. Soviets disagreed bitterly about strategy with their American and British partners during WWII. 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. 3a . – The . Cold War in Asia. Essential Question. Why did the . Cold War spread to Asia?. Learning Outcomes - Students will:. Preview – . Who is winning the Cold War?. Learn about . the change in US foreign policy. Created by American diplomat George Kennan, it is the policy of resisting further expansion of communism around the world. This policy recognized that Eastern Europe was probably already lost to communism. Important to note that we were . 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!. and Civil Rights. THE BIG QUESTIONS:. Why. did the United States and Soviet Union enter into the Cold War?. Why did the Cold War last so long?. How did Civil Rights leaders change American Society?. The Rise and Fall of World Communism. 1917–present. Global Communism. A. Roots in nineteenth-century socialism (Karl Marx). B. Height in 1970s. C. Various expressions of communism: common ground. The Cold War Begins. Learning Targets:. Describe the Long Telegram and its influence on American foreign policy.. Give examples of “conflicts” between the United States and the Soviet Union during the early years of the 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. Reagan. . wanted. . to. . restore. . U.S.. . foreign. . policy. Blamed Carter for allowing America’s international prestige & influence to fall. Increased military . spending . Confronted challenges . “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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C72ISMF_D0&index=38&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtMwmepBjTSG593eG7ObzO7s. . Due Friday: . Reading Quiz on Friday. Overview. Study Guide . Supporting Documents. African American Theme Sheet Part 1. AIM: Who started the Cold War: the United States or Soviet Union? Do Now: Study for quiz. Stalin’s Election Speech, 1946 communism and capitalism cannot co-exist The Iron Curtain The Iron Curtain