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 starter activity. Watch this extract from a recent documentary on the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (1979). List reasons why it is sometimes described as the USSR’s Vietnam. USSR’s Vietnam. Soviet military lost the media war Became embroiled in a civil war Conscript army Clash of cultures

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  1. starter activity Watch this extract from a recent documentary on the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (1979). List reasons why it is sometimes described as the USSR’s Vietnam

  2. USSR’s Vietnam • Soviet military lost the media war • Became embroiled in a civil war • Conscript army • Clash of cultures • Guerrilla warfare • Brutalising & demoralising effect of the war on soldiers • High levels of desertions

  3. Why did Détente come to an end in 1979?  Aims To identify & evaluate the reasons why Détente ended To study the impact of the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan

  4.  Your task • Read p.151 and note down the reasons why neo-conservatism grew in influence in the late 1970s •  Read the biography of Jimmy Carter. Identify achievements in his presidency. How fair is the neo-conservative interpretation of his administration?

  5. Growth of neo-conservatism • Naiveté of Carter – lacked foreign policy experience, over-emphasis on human rights • Aftershock of Vietnam War • Technological and economic superiority of USA • Divisions within Carter administration • Rise of neo-conservative leaders, esp. Reagan

  6.  Your task • Read p.153 and list the reasons for the end of Détente. Highlight and explain which you feel was the most important.

  7. Reasons for end of Détente • Soviet invasion of Afghanistan • Soviet influence in Third World • US anti-communist support • Soviet violations of human rights • Failure to ratify SALT II • Ill-health of Brezhnev • US hostage crisis in Iran • Growth of neo-conservatism in USA • Strengthening of Soviet military influence over Politburo

  8.  Your task • Sort the cards your teacher gives into a diamond 9 format. • Be prepared to explain your decisions. •  Extension. How similar are the reasons for the end of Détente to those of the start of Cold War?

  9.  Your task • Read p. 154 on the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan and note the causes and consequences of the conflict.

  10. Causes of the conflict • US supported deposed Shah of Iran • USSR feared spread of Muslim Fundamentalism • Brezhnev feared covert support of anti-Soviet rebels Mujahadin, anti-Soviet rebels in Afghanistan Shah of Iran

  11.  Your task • Study sources N, P & O on p.155 and complete the evidence table your teacher provides. •  To what extent was Afghanistan the true cause of the ending of Détente?

  12.  Extension • Read p.379-403 in Isaacs and take notes on the positive and negative impacts of Reagan’s contribution to Cold War politics

  13.  Homework • Essay question: ‘How advantageous was the policy of Détente to the management of the USA’s Cold War diplomacy with the USSR in the 1970s?’

  14.  Plenary • Reasons for growth of neo-conservatism • Reasons for end of Détente • How significant was the war in Afghanistan? • Who would you blame more for ending of Détente Carter or Reagan?

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