Transcript Stalin Dies
REMINDER • Cold War Quiz tomorrow • Study Guide Due!! • Friday – Performance Final! The Cold War Thaws Refresh • What was the Cold War? • How did Stalin go against the decision made at the Yalta conference? • What was containment? • What was the purpose of NATO? • Why was the Berlin Wall built? • Why did the US get involved in Vietnam/Korea? 1. Stalin Dies • March 1953 • Names no successor… What will happen to Soviet Communism? Tweet #Stalinisdead: Your leader has died. How do you feel? 2. Krushchev and Destalinization • Krushchev takes over in 1956 • Begins “destalinization” policy – Purging the country of Stalin’s memory • Wants peaceful competition with capitalist states • BUT life doesn’t change for satellite countries – Revolts Two things • Thing 1: List one reason why Khrushchev wanted to destalinize • Thing 2: Think of one change that might occur 3. Soviet- Chinese Split • China and USSR signed 30 year treaty of friendship in 1950 • BUT the Soviet Union thought the Chinese would follow their leadership… – the Chinese hated that! • Led to fighting along their border Acrostic Using the letters in the word “split”, write an acrostic poem describing the decline in the Soviet-Chinese relationship. SPLIT- 4. Cuban Missile Crisis • Khrushchev decides to build missile sites in Cuba and JFK finds out • JFK demands that they be removed – Creates a blockade of Cuba • Cold War becomes very hot – Almost a full on nuclear war! • Luckily, Khrushchev backs down at the last possible second – …Whew! Think about which side you would have supported and make your own protest sign! One more woman Margaret Thatcher of the United Kingdom • Prime Minister 1979-1990 (1st female) • Only woman to have held this post or leader of a major political party • Nicknamed “iron lady” • Fought for capitalism, economic privatization, ending of Soviet communism • “She combined a flamboyant willpower with evident femininity” – Times Magazine, 100 most influential people • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZrAKdlX0SA 5. Brezhnev’s Harsh Policies • Brezhnev takes over after Khrushchev loses popularity • Limits freedom of speech and worship • Censorship and secret police • Brezhnev Doctrine- made sure that the satellite countries don’t rid of communism Similarities Think back to Stalin. Write three quick ways that Stalin and Brezhnev were similar. 1. 2. 3. 6. Brinkmanship to Détente • What was brinkmanship? • Because of Vietnam war, the US needed a timeout • Détente - a cooling of tensions • This does NOT mean they stop fighting communism – The two sides just agree to reduce the tension How would you represent détente? 7. • Nixon visits USSR in 1972 • Strategic Arms Limitation Talks • US/USSR sign 5 year agreement to SALT reduce the # of nuclear missiles Write a quick response to each question about the SALT talks and the treaty that followed • • • • WHO? WHEN? WHERE? WHY? 8. Gorbachev’s reforms • Gorbachev – took office in 1981 • Glasnost- “openness” – Needed a free flow of ideas – Churches opened, dissidents released from prisoners, reporters could criticize • Perestroika- “economic restructuring” – Revive economy – Small businesses allowed to open – managers given more control over farms and factories Make a Prediction After years of being unable to criticize policies and government officials and struggling with the inefficient economy, the USSR now has freedom of speech and economic reform, thanks to glasnost and perestroika. Discuss with a partner about what you think is going to happen next… 9. Fall of the Berlin Wall • Cause: East Germans were furious that their government had completely closed the borders…no one could get out! • So how would you react if you were an East German? – PROTEST!!! • Finally, on November 9, 1989, the new East German leader opened the Berlin Wall GRAFFITI • Make a form of graffiti with a political motive 10. Collapse of the Soviet Union • Gorbachev resigns • December 1991, all satellite nations had declared independence • Boris Yeltsin became Head of State – Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic • CIS - Commonwealth of Independent States • Marks the death of the Soviet Union Your Opinion In your opinion – what do you think really made the Soviet Union fall? Bad leadership? Bad ideas? Explain in 2+ sentences.