starter activity what has this got to do with cold war? why would the soviet’s feel especially...
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What has this got to do with Cold War? Why would the Soviet’s feel especially threatened? Read Sources F-H on p.162 to support your views.
Threat posed by Star Threat posed by Star WarsWars
Violated previous agreements – Violated previous agreements – Limited Test Ban Treaty (1963), Limited Test Ban Treaty (1963), Outer Space Treaty (1967), ABM Outer Space Treaty (1967), ABM Treaty (1972)Treaty (1972)
Destabilised mutual deterrence – Destabilised mutual deterrence – undermined MADundermined MAD
Placed strain on Soviet economy – Placed strain on Soviet economy – restarting and expensive arms racerestarting and expensive arms race
Placed strains on Soviet negotiators – Placed strains on Soviet negotiators – didn’t understand the new technologydidn’t understand the new technology
Why did the USSR Why did the USSR lose its grip over lose its grip over Eastern Europe?Eastern Europe?
To identify reasons why To identify reasons why Soviet control over Eastern Soviet control over Eastern bloc countries weakened in bloc countries weakened in
the 1980sthe 1980s
Aims
Cracks emergingCracks emerging
Romania developing own foreign Romania developing own foreign policypolicy
Marshal Tito pursued independent Marshal Tito pursued independent brand of Communism in Yugoslaviabrand of Communism in Yugoslavia
Hungarian Uprising (1956), Hungarian Uprising (1956), Czechoslovakian Crisis (1968) aka Czechoslovakian Crisis (1968) aka ‘Prague Spring’‘Prague Spring’
Strikes in Gdansk, PolandStrikes in Gdansk, Poland OstpolitikOstpolitik
Your taskYour task Read p.163-5 and list the factors that Read p.163-5 and list the factors that
were weakening Soviet control over were weakening Soviet control over Europe. You may wish to group them Europe. You may wish to group them under ‘political’ & ‘economic’under ‘political’ & ‘economic’
Which factor in your opinion was the Which factor in your opinion was the most important? Write a brief judgement most important? Write a brief judgement paragraphparagraph
Nicolai Ceausescu, Communist Leader of Romania until 1989
Janos Kadar, Hungary
Honecker, East Germany (GDR)
Economic factorsEconomic factors
State-run industries ineffective – State-run industries ineffective – shrotages of food & consumer goodsshrotages of food & consumer goods
Environmental problemsEnvironmental problems Poor managementPoor management Lack of credit & capital investmentLack of credit & capital investment Slow to develop new technologiesSlow to develop new technologies Differences in living standardsDifferences in living standards
Political factorsPolitical factors
Conflict between reformers and Conflict between reformers and hard-line Communistshard-line Communists
Repression & surveillance soiety –Repression & surveillance soiety –Stasi, SecuritateStasi, Securitate
Lack of national unityLack of national unity Growth of opposition, e.g. Solidarity Growth of opposition, e.g. Solidarity
in Polandin Poland International criticism – John Paul IIInternational criticism – John Paul II
Your taskYour task
You will be given a series of cards You will be given a series of cards explaining reasons why their was explaining reasons why their was growing resistance to the USSR in growing resistance to the USSR in many Eastern Bloc countries at this many Eastern Bloc countries at this time. Sort them into a ‘Diamond 9’ time. Sort them into a ‘Diamond 9’ formation.formation.
Your taskYour task Complete the skills builder task on Complete the skills builder task on
p.166.p.166.
George Bush regales the Pope with a witty speech during high level Vatican talks
Your taskYour task
Read p.167 and list the reasons why Read p.167 and list the reasons why the Soviet leadership was so weak in the Soviet leadership was so weak in the early 80sthe early 80s
Name the Soviet leaders
Weakening Soviet Weakening Soviet leadershipleadership
GerontocracyGerontocracy – rule by the elderly, – rule by the elderly, in particular Brezhnevin particular Brezhnev
Conservatism within Conservatism within PolitburoPolitburo Poor communication & inflexibility – Poor communication & inflexibility –
demonstrated by Korean airliner demonstrated by Korean airliner incident (1983)incident (1983)
Extension taskExtension task
Read p.404-411 on conditions in the Read p.404-411 on conditions in the USSR and the impact of the arrival USSR and the impact of the arrival of Gorbachev on the conduct of of Gorbachev on the conduct of domestic and foreign politics.domestic and foreign politics.
PlenaryPlenary
List 3 political & 3 economic factors List 3 political & 3 economic factors which were weakening Soviet which were weakening Soviet control over Eastern Europecontrol over Eastern Europe
Why is Poland so significant?Why is Poland so significant? What impact did changes in What impact did changes in
leadership have on Soviet foreign leadership have on Soviet foreign policy (positive & negative)policy (positive & negative)
HomeworkHomework
Read about Gorbachev’s new Read about Gorbachev’s new approach to foreign and domestic approach to foreign and domestic policy on p.167-8.policy on p.167-8.
Make a chart in your notes. On one Make a chart in your notes. On one side note down the characteristics of side note down the characteristics of Gorbachev’s New Political Thinking Gorbachev’s New Political Thinking and on the other the impact of his and on the other the impact of his ideas. Draw lines between the 2 ideas. Draw lines between the 2 columns to show any links.columns to show any links.