Fall of Soviet Union & End of Cold War

What were the three reasons the Soviet union collapsed?

• Economic Problems

• Mikhail Gorbachev’s Policies

• Fall of the Berlin Wall

What two races were to expensive the USSR could not keep up with expenses?

• Arms Race

• Space Race

How did Gorbachev want to change to improve the USSR?

• Economically

• Socially

What was the goal of Gorbachev: Glasnost?

• Reduce censorship

• Encourage Open governments and media

• To increase transparency in government operations

• Encourage public debate on social and political issues

• To address corruption and inefficacy in the Soviet system

Was Glasnost considered Openness or Reconstructing?

• Openess

What was the goal of Gorbachev: Perestroika?

• Reform the economy

• Make the USSR system more responsive to the need of people and global economic trends

• Include more democratic processes

• People own property, small businesses and have greater opportunity

in 1987, what speech did Ronald Reagan give challenging Gorbachev?

• To tear down the Berlin Wall

What were Berliners doing while celebrating this freedom and unity?

• Began tearing down the wall

In November 1989, what symbolized the end of the soviet union?

• The fall of the Berlin Wall

By December of 1991, what did all satellite nations declare?

• Independence from the Soviet Union

Did the Cold War have a winner?

• No

Why was the U.S. considered “on top” from the Cold War?

• Economic Superiority

• Military and Technological Advancements

• Ideology Victory

• Cold War Alliances