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The End of the Cold War

The End of the Cold War. 15.5 Notes. I. The Soviet Union Declines. Command economy stagnates Collective farming unproductive Consumer goods inferior quality Government planners decided what to make Arms race put a large strain on Soviets Soviets have own Vietnam in Afghanistan.

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The End of the Cold War

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  1. The End of the Cold War 15.5 Notes

  2. I. The Soviet Union Declines • Command economy stagnates • Collective farming unproductive • Consumer goods inferior quality • Government planners decided what to make • Arms race put a large strain on Soviets • Soviets have own Vietnam in Afghanistan

  3. II. Gorbachev Tries Reform • Mikhail Gorbachev- 1985 new Soviet leader • Called for glasnost or “openness” • End censorship • Perestroika- restructuring of the government • Market based reforms • Reform backfires leads to more economic trouble • Eastern European countries started to leave 1989 • 1991 Soviet Union breaks up

  4. III. Communism Declines Around The World • East Germany reunites w/ West Germany • China does a mixed economy and has a boom • No political reforms • Vietnam opened in 1990’s • North Korea remains isolated

  5. IV. The United States as Sole Superpower World’s leading military power Americans unsure if they want to be “the world’s policeman”

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