PPT-Why did the USSR invade Afghanistan in 1979?

Learning objective to be able to explain the reasons why the USSR invaded Afghanistan in 1979 I can describe the reasons why the USSR invaded Afghanistan in 1979 Grade D I can . Short Form Afghanistan Term for Citizens Afghans Capital Kabul Major Cities Herat Hirat Jalalaba d Kandahar Qandahar Kondoz Kunduz and Mazare Sharif Independence Afghanistan recognizes its independen ce day as August 19 the date in 1919 when the cou Afghanistan. Written history goes back 3,500 years. Conquered during Islamic Imperial Age (642 C.E.) . Introduced Islam as the area was taken over . Most people in the region become Muslims . History of conquests, monarchies and dynasties until the Europeans arrive (1830’s) . M. ilitară. a . F. orțelor. . A. rmate. „. A. lexandru. cel . B. un”. Raportor: . dr. Ion XENOFONTOV. Institutul . de Studii Enciclopedice. Imaginea. . adversarului. . în. . războiul. 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.. •• • USSR and Afghanistan sign a Treaty ofNeutrality and Mutual Non-Intervention. Spring 1929 Soviet military expedition, directed by Vitaly Primakov, the Soviet Military Atta by Demography?. 1979 as a Turning Point in the Disintegration of the Soviet Union. Professor . Monica Duffy Toft. First . International Conference on Political Demography and Social Macro-Dynamics. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Moscow. Background info…. Afghan Communist Party founded in 1965.. Communist Party took control in a Soviet backed military coup in 1978.. Party never had much support, especially in the rural areas.. In a short time, Afghan Rebels had control of 22 of 28 Afghan provinces.. A Mr. Ayala Presentation. Objectives/ Things to know. 1) What started World War II in Asia, Africa, and Europe?. 2) Who were the aggressors? . 3) What occurred during the Spanish Civil War?. 4. )What . Lesson . 3a . – . Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (1978-88). Essential . Question. To what extent did the Afghanistan War lead to the collapse of the Soviet Union?. Learning Outcomes - Students will:. WWII. ( 1939-1945) . ALLIED POWERS (BARF) . Britain. American (1941) . Russia (Communist) . France. AXIS POWERS ( JIG) . Japan ( Fascist) . Italy ( Fascist) . Germany ( Fascist) . Causes of WWII. Militarism. 1968 - 1991. Reagan’s speech at Brandenburg gate – June 12, 1987. https://. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjWDrTXMgF8. – Reagan’s speech at Brandenburg gate, 1987. From . S. talin to Khrushchev. Stalin died May 3, 1953. Afghanistan:. An ethnically . mixed population . . a) Due to location . astride historic trade and invasion routes . of Central Asia. Yet Pashtuns . make up the largest ethnic group at 42%. An Islamic country. USSR - War in Afghanistan. Strategic Defense Initiative (“Star Wars”). By Sarah Nichols. the Arms Race. Major Events. Hiroshima and Nagasaki (1945)– End of war with Japan. A-Bomb and H-Bomb testing by USA – 1945 and 1952 respectively. Third World Countries. -Latin America, Asia, Africa. -Nonaligned Nations. 2. Second World Countries. -Fidel Castro. -Nicaragua. -Afghanistan. 3. First World Countries. -Cuban Missile . C. risis. -Iran.