1. THE END OF THE COLD WAR
Main Idea: President George Bush’s foreign policy commanded broad support BUT his domestic agenda did not

2. George Bush Takes Office
His Resume….
1940s Navy pilot
During the 70s Bush was an ambassador to the UN & was the 1st diplomatic envoy to the People’s Republic of China
From ’76-’77 he headed the CIA
’81-’89 Vice President to Reagan
Reagan leaves office – Americans wanted a continuation of his domestic policies (low taxes + little gov’t action)

3. George Bush Takes Office
Republican nomination: George Bush
- “Read my lips: No new taxes!”
- Continued Reagan’s domestic policies
Democratic nomination: Michael Dukakis
- Pushed to help minorities & the poor
- Liberal
Bush wins the election of ’88 (against Dukakis) on his platform of foreign policy.
54% of the popular vote

4. The Cold War Ends Gorbachev’s Reforms
Bush continued Reagan’s policy of cooperation with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev
The Soviet’s economy was struggling from a lack of planning/ $$ spent on arms
Gorby ordered a PERESTROIKA: restructuring of the economy & allowed some private enterprise & profit-making
He also called for GLASNOST: openness allowing more freedom of religion & speech, allowing people to discuss politics openly

5. Revolution in Eastern Europe
Glasnost was now spreading as an ideology throughout Eastern Europe
In 1989 peaceful revolutions replaced Communist rulers with democratic gov’ts in Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Romania & Bulgaria

6. Revolution in Eastern Europe
Soon glasnost spread to E. Germany
Midnight: November 9, 1989 guards at the Berlin Wall opened the gates
Bulldozers leveled the symbol of Communist repression & within 1 year, East & West Germany reunited

10. The Soviet Union Collapses
Gorbachev faced a ton of criticism from opponents/ traditionalists at home
August 1991 – a group of Communist officials/ army officers staged a coup: overthrow of the gov’t & arrested Gorbachev, sending troops into Moscow

11. The Soviet Union Collapses
In Moscow, Russian president Boris Yeltsin pushed back these troops & was supported by Bush & the U.S., collapsing the coup. Gorbachev returned to Moscow.
All 15 Soviet republics declared their independence from the Soviet Union!!!
Yeltsin outlaws the Communist Party in Russia
December 1991 = the end of the Soviet Union

12. Revolution in Eastern Europe
P.882 in your book
1. Fill in the 6 speech bubbles accordingly
2. Find/ label the territories listed in the box
3. Use the book or your phone to draw where the Berlin wall WAS