The End of the Cold War

Dec 28, 2012

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The Election of President Carter. Ran against Republican Gerald Ford in 1976Ford unpopular because he had pardoned NixonCarter popular because he was so sincere and moralAt first very successful, got support of CongressAs an inexperienced outsider, he began to rub Congress the wrong way, by not

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The End of the Cold War

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The End of the Cold War

The End of the Cold War APUSH 3/29/07 Ms. Weston The Election of President Carter Ran against Republican Gerald Ford in 1976 Ford unpopular because he had pardoned Nixon Carter popular because he was so sincere and moral At first very successful, got support of Congress

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The End of the Cold War

The End of the Cold War. The 3 main dimensions of the Cold War: Ideological Communism vs. capitalism, revolutionary processes Geopolitical The Soviet Union’s emergence after WWII as the strongest power in Eurasia Military The arms race What changed by the 1980s:. IDEOLOGY

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The End of the Cold War

The End of the Cold War. The decline of Communism was not a result of American policies and the Cold War, but more to do with the problems faced by the USSR at home and abroad. Throughout the 1980s, the Soviet Union fought an increasingly frustrating war in Afghanistan.

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The End of the Cold War

The End of the Cold War. Chapter 15 Section 5. Communist Nations – Cold War. Soviet Union Declines. Command Economy Stagnates Russia lacks food Inefficiency and waste Needs not met Military Commitments Economy can’t afford military/arms race War in Afghanistan

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End of the cold War

End of the cold War. Nixon to the Present. . . ish. Nixon and Carter. Nixon helps put an end to the War in Vietnam and Improves relations with China in ‘72 Watergate Scandal- sets up microphones to listen in on Democratic meetings and then caught lying about it. Resigns from office in ‘74

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The End of the Cold War

The End of the Cold War. Mr. Tran. TURN IN LATE PACKETS. Please be in your seat when the bell rings, or you will stay in after!. CA Standard 11.9.5. 11.9.5. Analyze the role of the Reagan administration and other factors in the victory of the West in the Cold War. Objective.

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The End of the Cold War

The End of the Cold War. 15.5 Notes. I. The Soviet Union Declines. Command economy stagnates Collective farming unproductive Consumer goods inferior quality Government planners decided what to make Arms race put a large strain on Soviets Soviets have own Vietnam in Afghanistan.

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The End of the Cold War

The End of the Cold War. Détente . Date: roughly 1969-1979 Definition: thawing of relations between the US and the USSR Concrete elements Arms control talks Increased trade Scientific cooperation However, proxy conflicts continued. The Afghan War (no, not the one you already know about).

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THE END OF THE COLD WAR

THE END OF THE COLD WAR. Main Idea: President George Bush’s foreign policy commanded broad support BUT his domestic agenda did not. George Bush Takes Office. His Resume…. 1940s Navy pilot

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The END of the Cold War

The END of the Cold War. Standards 7-5.5 and 7-6.1. 1. Resistance Movements. In the 1980s and 1990s, resistance movements weakened Communist governments. People in Eastern Europe wanted a better lifestyle Poland- Lech Walesa led the Solidarity movement

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End of the Cold War

End of the Cold War. Arms Race Gets Crazy!. US President Reagan increases funding for arms (example: “ Star Wars ” missile defense system) USSR, going broke, throws more $ into nukes US & USSR arms build up again! USSR economically, begins to unravel

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The End of The Cold War

The End of The Cold War. Events in the USSR & E. Europe. Mikhail Gorbachev. Young, energetic, Gorbachev represented a new generation of communist leaders Early success, studied law, was minister of Agriculture, Communist Party member since age of 20. Gorby the Reformer.

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The End of the Cold War

The End of the Cold War. And the last power-point notes you have to take for the year!!. Events not just in Vietnam. Prague Spring Leonid Brezhnev became leader of the Soviet Union after Khrushchev lost power.

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The End of the Cold War

The End of the Cold War. Key points:. 1. Reagan and the “New Right” 2. Reagan and the “New Cold War” 3. The Gorbachev Generation 4. The Evolution of Gorbachev’s Reform Program 5. The End of the Cold War. Mikhail Gorbachev. Stavropol Province, Russia. 3 Phases of Gorbachev’s Reforms.

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END OF THE COLD WAR

END OF THE COLD WAR. Chapter 13. Cold War Warms. Khrushchev & Destalinization Succeeded by Brezhnev Begins policy of détente Relaxation of tensions Trade with West More communication leads to outspoken dissidents. America’s role. Some Presidents help the thaw

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End of the Cold War

End of the Cold War. Learning Targets. Explain events leading to the end of the Cold War Compare and contrast Cold War threats to nuclear threat today. Plan. Notes, video clips and discussion on End of Cold War Notes, video clip and discussion on Nuclear Threat Today

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The End of the Cold War

The End of the Cold War. Gerontocracy in USSR. Gerontocracy – government ruled by old people Brezhnev did not try to make many reforms within the USSR. Others had tried and lost their power as a result. Brezhnev dies in 1982

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End of the Cold War

1986. 1991. End of the Cold War. November 7 & 8, 1989 - Fall of Berlin Wall. America and the Waning of the Cold War Nixon and Brandt Détente and Ö stpolitik Carter and Schmidt 1977, Soviet SS-20 Deployment 1979, Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan 1979, Dual Track " policy

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The End of Cold War

The End of Cold War. Berlin Wall-Long standing symbol of Cold War 1961. USSR Leaders to be Aware of. Stalin- Command Economy Government controls all economic decisions Khrushchev- De-Stalinization Rid USSR of Stalinist influence

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End of the Cold War

End of the Cold War. Objectives. Understand how the Soviet Union declined. Analyze the changes that transformed Eastern Europe. Explain how communism declined worldwide and the United States became the sole superpower. Terms and People. mujahedin – Muslim religious warriors in Afghanistan

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End of the Cold War

End of the Cold War. The D é tente 60s -70s and Fall of the USSR What did détente achieve in the 1970s? To what extent was détente successful in the 1970s? Was there any genuine détente between East and West in the 1970s?. Causes of the D étente.

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End of the Cold War

End of the Cold War. ESSENTIAL QUESTION : How can economic and social changes affect a country?. TEKS and Objectives. We will…. I will…. Summarize important events from the Cold War Era. (1F) identify causes and effects of the Cold War

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