1. Monday, April 8th HW: Read pages 1046-1051 in your text. Answer 4-6.
Aim: How did Gorbachev’s policies affect the USSR?
Do Now: Create an illustrated dictionary entry for DÉTENTE.
(definition, illustration, synonym, antonym)

2. End of Détente
Afghan rebels tried to overthrow their Communist government.
The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979.
The United States financially aided the Afghan rebels.

3. Mikhail Gorbachev became the leader of the Soviet Union in 1985.

4. Collapse of the U.S.S.R. Directions: Fill in the blanks
Draw a symbol that represents that particular weakness of the Soviet Union
Pass the paper to your right
Draw a symbol that represents that particular weakness of the Soviet Union and sign your name

5. In the command economy of the USSR, the
Command Economy: Lack of Flexibility
In the command economy of the USSR, the
government determined what goods and services
to provide. Government agencies did not set
prices that reflected consumer demand.
Government agencies that controlled factory
production often ordered too many of some
products and too few of others. As a result, there
were both waste and shortages.

6. As a result of the arms race, the USSR devoted
Overemphasis on Military
As a result of the arms race, the USSR devoted
most of the country’s resources to produce
military equipment. Little remained to provide for
people’s basic needs, such as food, clothing, and
shelter. Stores often had shortages of many
products and consumers were forced to wait on
long lines in poorly stocked government-run
stores. A black market was created by private
business people to supply products that could not
easily be found in state-run stores. Black
marketers sold domestic and foreign-made
items for profit .

7. The communist government guaranteed all
Communism: Lack of Incentives
The communist government guaranteed all
workers a job and a paycheck, regardless of
the quality of work they performed.
Therefore, there was little incentive for
people to work hard. Factory productivity
remained low.

8. Agricultural production was low. Again,
Agricultural Problems
Agricultural production was low. Again,
there was no incentive for farmers to
produce a surplus. Government agencies
did a poor job of managing. For example, a
coll. farm might have good machinery, but
no means of fixing it when it broke down.

9. Task:
Write a bio-poem on one of Gorbachev’s reforms (either
Glasnost or Perestroika)
Poem structure:
Line 1 Gorbachev’s
Line 2 Name of reform
Line 3 Intended to help…
Line 4 Promoted…
Line 5 Before the reform…
Line 6 After the reform…
Line 7 Also,
Line 8 free line…
Line 9 free line…
Line 10 Reform