1. The End of the Cold War
Chapter 15 Section 5

2. Communist Nations – Cold War

3. Soviet Union Declines Command Economy Stagnates Russia lacks food
Inefficiency and waste
Needs not met
Military Commitments
Economy can’t afford military/arms race
War in Afghanistan
Similar to Vietnam for U.S.

7. Mikhail Gorbachev Proposes reform Glasnost Openness
Ended censorship and encouraged discussion
Perestroika
Restructuring of government and economy
Reforms lead to collapse of Soviet Union

8. Check for Understanding
How might Gorbachev’s changes have lead to the decline of a communist state?

9. Changes Transform Eastern Europe
Demands for freedom increase
Hungary reforms
Rewarded for loyalty and allowed to change
Poland embraces Solidarity
Independent labor union (Lech Walesa)
Demanded political and economic change
Outlawed and arrested

11. Changes Transform Eastern Europe
East Germans demand change
Communist Governments Fall
Czechoslovakia Splits
Vaclav Havel leads split
Split along ethnic lines (nationalism)

14. Communism Declines Around the World
China continues to blend capitalism with communism
Vietnam reestablishes relations with world
North Korea continues isolationism
Cuba declines

15. Communist Countries