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THE END OF THE COLD WAR

THE END OF THE COLD WAR. Main Idea: President George Bush’s foreign policy commanded broad support BUT his domestic agenda did not. George Bush Takes Office. His Resume…. 1940s Navy pilot

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THE END OF THE COLD WAR

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  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 EndsGorbachev’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

  7. 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

  8. The Soviet Union Collapses • In Moscow, Russian president Boris Yeltsinpushed 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

  9. 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

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