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The Cold War was so called because the USSR and USA never directly fought each other. However the threat of a conflict between the two nations cast a shadow over the world for more than forty years.
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1. Why did Truman, Churchill and Stalin meet in Potsdam?
2. What did Truman, Churchill and Stalin agree to do?
3. What made the Cold War potentially more deadly than other wars?
4. What did the Soviet Union do in June, 1948?
5. What two (2) events led to Eisenhower becoming the first Supreme Commander of NATO?
After years of communist rule, the Soviet Union collapsed and was replaced by Russia and other independent republics. After years of Soviet domination, the countries of Eastern Europe were free of Russian control, facing new and sometimes difficult challenges.
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The Soviet Union emerged from World War II as a superpower, with control over many Eastern European countries. For many people, the country’s superpower status brought few rewards. Consumer goods were inferior and workers were poorly paid. Because workers had lifetime job security, there was little incentive to produce high-quality goods. Still, there were some important technological successes. One example was Sputnik I, the first artificial satellite. Keeping up with the United States in an arms race also strained the economy.
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In 1979, Soviet forces invaded Afghanistan and became involved in a long war. The Soviets had few successes battling the mujahedin, or Muslim religious warriors, creating a crisis in morale in the USSR. Then, new Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev urged for reforms. He called for glasnost, or the ending of censorship. He encouraged people to discuss the country’s problems. Gorbachev also called for perestroika, or a restructuring of the government and economy. His policies, however, fed unrest across the Soviet empire. Eastern Europeans demanded an end to Soviet rule.
Europeans demanded an end to Soviet rule. Previous attempts to defy the Soviets had failed. When Hungarians and Czechs challenged the communist rulers, military force subdued them. By the end of the 1980s, a powerful democracy movement was sweeping the region. In Poland, Lech Walesa led Solidarity, an independent, unlawful labor union demanding economic and political changes. When Gorbachev declared he would not interfere in Eastern European reforms, Solidarity was legalized. A year later, Walesa was elected president of Poland.
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Meanwhile, East German leaders resisted reform, and thousands of East Germans fled to the West. In Czechoslovakia, Václav Havel, a dissident writer, was elected president. One by one, communist governments fell. Most changes happened peacefully, but Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu refused to step down and he was executed. The Baltic States regained independence. By the end of 1991, the remaining Soviet republics had all formed independent nations. The Soviet Union ceased to exist after 69 years of communist rule. In 1992, Czechoslovakia was divided into Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Additionally, some communist governments in Asia, such as China, instituted economic reforms.
6. What were the negative characteristics of the Soviet Union's economy?
7. Who are the mujahedin?
8. What kinds of reforms did Mikhail Gorbachev make?
9. What is "perestroika"?
10. What happened to the Soviet Union by the end of 1991 and how did that change the world?
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7. Who are the mujahedin?
8. What kinds of reforms did Mikhail Gorbachev make?
9. What is "perestroika"?
10. What happened to the Soviet Union by the end of 1991 and how did that change the world?
Explain!
Identify the items below and tell me what they are!
1. North Atlantic Treaty Organization
2. Warsaw Pact
3. Nonaligned
4. Detente
5. Containment
6. The Red Scare
7. Collectivization
8. The 38th Parallel
9. Viet Cong
10. Tet Offensive
1. North Atlantic Treaty Organization
2. Warsaw Pact
3. Nonaligned
4. Detente
5. Containment
6. The Red Scare
7. Collectivization
8. The 38th Parallel
9. Viet Cong
10. Tet Offensive