PPT-Events leading to the fall of the USSR

The Prague Spring Détente Changes in Leadership 1964 How did Johnson differ from his Cold War predecessors Changes in Leadership 1964 Why was Khrushchev forced to retire Leonid Brezhnev . 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) . 9/1949 – USSR tests its own atomic bomb. 10/1949 – Communists create PRC (People’s Republic of China), surprised the American public . 1952 – US tests a hydrogen bomb/USSR -1953. MAD – mutually assured destruction – acted as a deterrent . Irish-American, son of a former senator, war hero, Catholic, Youngest president . Won popularity during first ever televised presidential debates. Sec. of Defense. : Robert McNamara. US Attorney Gen. Guiding Question:. How were the citizens of the USA affected by international conflicts?. The Red Scare, Version 2.0. Review: When was the United States wracked with fear of communism elsewhere during its history?. US vs. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Democracy vs. Communism. Capitalism vs. Socialism. 2. US/USSR Relationship during WWII. 1939: Stalin (USSR) makes a deal with Hitler (Germany).. 1941: Hitler breaks deal and attacks USSR.. 1920-1940. Totalitarianism v. Absolutism. Totalitarianism. People expected to participate in government. Technology. Wiretap, coordination , propaganda, mobility. Censorship. Indoctrination. Terror. Either fascist or communist. L/O – To discuss and evaluate the role played by various factors in the outbreak of the Cold War. What caused the Cold War?. Views on this issue depend a lot upon how you view the . nature of Cold War . US vs. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Democracy vs. Communism. Capitalism vs. Socialism. 2. US/USSR Relationship during WWII. 1939: Stalin (USSR) makes a deal with Hitler (Germany).. 1941: Hitler breaks deal and attacks USSR.. Unit 11.1. Theme #1. . T. he United States and the Soviet Union emerged from the Second World War as the two dominant enemy super powers, who became engaged in a dangerous Cold War. The Cold War soon became a global ideological conflict between democracy and communism.. Presidents; Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and . Jimmy Carter. Major issues:. . Desegregation of schools. . Legality of Abortion (Roe v Wade 1973). . Women’s Movement. . Détente – willingness to negotiate and an . Case Study: Korean . War, Arms Race. THE KOREAN WAR. Korea occupied by Japan until the end of WWII . North liberated by Soviets; South by the Americans . North = communist, one-party Soviet system. South = anti-communist (not very democratic) but supported by USA. 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!. 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 . Learning objective . – to be able to assess the impact of the USSR invasion of Czechoslovakia In 1968.. I can . describe. the key features of the USSR invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968.. Grade D.