1. Gorbachev was very popular with Western leaders, who respected him for his willingness to reform Communism, which led to the break-up of ___________ Europe. However, leading members of the Communist party in Russia didn’t like his ___________________ and __________________ policies. They became known as the Gang of ________. They eventually launched a coup against Gorbachev on _________________________. The coup was successful at first because Gorbachev was prevented from returning to _____________. The new government lasted only ________ days. Boris Yeltsin, who became President of Russia after the removal of Communism, played an important part in removing the new government. He described what they were doing as _________ and asked the people of Moscow (where the coup took place) to ___________ it. Gorbachev returned to Moscow but his authority had been ________________. His last attempt at saving Communism was to introduce a new Constitution, which would grant greater ________________ to Soviet Republics such as Latvia and Ukraine. The leaders of these countries, however, wanted _______ independence – which meant the Constitution was never accepted. As a result, Gorbachev announced his resignation as President on _________________________. The Cold War had ended. perestroikaEasternglasnostillegal Resist threeindependenceMoscowEightdamaged 19 th August 1991Christmas Day 1991 LO: To understand why the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 Extension: What do you think would’ve happened had Gorbachev not introduced perestroika and glasnost? Discuss this with the person next to you.

2. Why did the Soviet Union collapse in 1991? LO: To understand why the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991.

4. Homework Set: Thursday 1 st March 2012 Due: Wednesday 7 th March 2012 Create a revision card for each of the topics below: 1.Ronald Reagan 2.Evil Empire speech 3.Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI) 4.Soviet response to SDI 5.Gorbachev’s policies (perestroika and glasnost) 6.Geneva (1985) and Reykjavik (1986) summits 7.INF Treaty (including why Gorbachev signed it). 8.Break-up of the Eastern Bloc 9.Fall of the Berlin Wall 10.End of the Warsaw Pact. 11.Fall of the Soviet Union. Your principal source of information will be the work we have done in class. If you need to find out something that isn’t in your book – they are plenty of books that can help you. Useful information can also be found on some internet sites. Remember: You will be able to use this cards when it comes to revising for your exam!! You MUST include all the information that you think is relevant.

5. Activity 2 The sheet in front of you has 10 boxes that explain why the Soviet Union fell. Part 1: Number them 1-10 in order of importance (1 = most important, 10 = least important) Part 2: Using three different colour pencils, explain whether each reason is political, economic or social (Make sure you fill in the key at the bottom). REMEMBER: Some reasons may apply to more than one cause. Another way to extend your thinking could be to shade each box mostly in one colour and a little in another (thus showing that the reason can apply to more than on cause, but that it’s more related to one than another). LO: To understand why the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 Extension: Using what we have covered in class over the last few weeks, construct a timeline from 1985 (when Gorbachev came to power) to Christmas Day 1991 (when Communism collapsed in the Soviet Union. Make sure you include all the most important events.

6. Mark scheme 1 mark = Given one feature 2 marks = Given two features. 3 marks = Given three features 4 marks = Given three features but only explained one of them. 5 marks = Given three features buy only explained two of them. 6 marks = Given three features and explained ALL of them. Briefly explain how the Soviet Union fell in 1991. (6 marks) 10 mins LO: To understand why the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 Extension: Do you think Communism could have been saved? Explain your answer in a paragraph.

7. Mark scheme Briefly explain how the Soviet Union fell in 1991. (6 marks) 1 mark = Given one feature 2 marks = Given two features. 3 marks = Given three features 4 marks = Given three features but only explained one of them. 5 marks = Given three features buy only explained two of them. 6 marks = Given three features and explained ALL of them. Mark the answer that the person next to you has written. When you’ve given them that mark, write a sentence explaining why. 2 mins