Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Honors World History Mr. Green

The students will describe the decline of the Soviet Union by listing the problems that weakened the Soviet economy during the 1960’s and 1970’s Announcement: Hand in your homework Warm-up: Examine the map on page 695 and answer the following: 1. Identify the newly independent sates. 2. Why might trade become more difficult for Russia after the breakup?

The Soviet Union under stress Leonid Brezhnez replaced Khrushchev in 1964 Soviet Union’s right to intervene if communism was threatened in another Communist State Detente-relaxing of tensions and improved relations between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. SALT I and SALT II and ABM purpose to limit nuclear arms Central government too big Farmers wanted to work their own private farms By the 1970’s the ruling class enjoyed a higher standard of living than everyone else

Cold War intensifies U.S. sold grain/consumer goods in U.S.S.R. by the 1970’s This ended with the Afghanistan invasion Carter put an embargo on the Soviets Reagan built the military and armed the Afghan rebels

Mikhail Gorbachev came to power in 1985 pursued perestroika (restructuring economic policy)-limited free enterprise obtain this through glasnot-encourage Soviet citizens to discuss strengths and weaknesses of the Soviet Union Set up a parliament of elected people, 1 st since 1918 created a new state presidency Signed the Intermediate-Range INF treaty in 1987 with the U.S. The Soviet Union stopped supporting Communist governments in Eastern Europe

Soviet Union 92 ethnic groups, 112 languages nationalist movements began in 1989 and 1990 December 1, 1991-Soviet Union ceased to exist

List the problems that weakened the Soviet economy during the 1960’s and 1970’s. Explain the role that nationalism played in the breakup of the Soviet Union.

Read Chapter 21.1 and 21.2 and prepare for a Reading check on Friday.