Chapter 4: Cold War - Part IV

The Cold War - End of the Cold War
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The Cold War - End of the Cold War

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  • US wants protection against nucleair attacks
  • SDI – Star Wars

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If Star Wars would have been a success, what would have happened to MAD?

Slide 5 - Carte mentale

Which of these moments helped to end the Détente period?
A
End of the Vietnam War
B
Soviet invasion in Afghanistan
C
Peace talks over nucleair weapons
D
War breaks out between Iran and Iraq

Slide 6 - Quiz

What is the period in the 1960s and 1970s called when the US and SU were more at ease with each other
A
The Truce
B
Peace
C
Détente
D
Chill

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New Arms Race!!

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How would you describe the mood in the Cold War in the period discussed?

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Gorbachev
  • He wanted to keep the SU communist, but improve it
  • His way to do this:
  • Glasnost - openness
  • Perestroika - reforms

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Breznjevdoctrine
  • In Eastern Europe, the SU was always the obvious leader 
  • It was the protector of communism and wouldn't accept countries opting for democracy/capitalism
  • In fact, the SU had the Breznjevdoctrine
  • Theory - It said: communist countries can stop any country from giving up communism
  • Practice - The Warsaw Pact had invaded countries in the previous decennia.

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  • 1988 End of Breznjevdoctrine
  • Eastern European governments realize slowly that there will be changes: they cannot rely on Moscow anymore for (military) assistance
  • After mass protests: Communism disappears without (much) violence, except for Rumania

1989 Fall of the Berlin Wall/End of Cold War

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Would you have liked to witness the events discussed today? Why (not)?

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