Mandatory Activity List-HONORS (That’s all folks…)

1. Mandatory Activity List-HONORS (That’s all folks…) 12: Cuban Revolution and Bay of Pigs Invasion Book Notes 13. Che Guevara Activity Materials (Spider Diagram, etc.) 14.Bay of Pigs and Cuban Missile Crisis PPT Notes 15. Cold War in the Middle East PPT Notes 16. Khomeini Character Map 17. Cold War Thaws 18. Gorbachev & Reform PPT 19. Khrushchev Speech Qs 20. Fall of the Berlin Wall (Book notes & Film Clip Questions) 21. Rise of Democracy & Boris Yeltsin PPT Notes 22. Yeltsin Character Map

2. The Cold War Thaws Changes in US/Soviet Relations

3. The End of the Stalin Era • In 1953, Stalin died, and shortly after that Nikita Khrushchev took over as leader of the Soviet Union.

4. The End of the Stalin Era • The Soviet Union went through a period of destalinization when many of Stalin’s harsh policies were eliminated under Khrushchev’s rule.

5. Khrushchev Makes Changes • Khrushchev said that the Soviets needed to have “peaceful competition” with capitalist countries.

6. Khrushchev Makes Changes • He gave people in the Soviet Union more freedoms, but satellite nations were still under strict control.

7. Backing Down on Brinkmanship • After the Cuban Missile Crisis, both US and USSR started to back down on their nuclear development programs.

8. Backing Down on Brinkmanship • Khrushchev wanted to explore more peaceful ways to compete with capitalist countries.

9. Backing Down on Brinkmanship • Under the leadership of President Richard Nixon, US would make changes to their nuclear policies too.

10. Lessening Containment Efforts • After the Vietnam War, the US wanted to avoid foreign military involvements.

11. Lessening Containment Efforts • President Nixon tried to work with communist countries to come to agreements and avoid conflicts.

12. Soviets Split with China • In 1950, Mao and Stalin signed a 30 year friendship agreement.

13. Soviets Split with China • Mao decided he didn’t want to follow the same kind of communism that the Soviet Union did.

14. Soviets Split with China • In 1959, when Khrushchev refused to share nuclear secrets with China Mao ended the friendship treaty.

15. Soviets Struggle with Satellite Nations • Many of the satellite nations wanted more independence and freedom from the Soviet Union. • In Czechoslovakia tried to ease up on Soviet censorship policies and give people more freedoms – this time period was known as the Prague Spring.

16. Soviets Struggle with Satellite Nations • The USSR responded by sending Warsaw Pact nations to invade Czechoslovakia. • This created a lot of anger amongst the satellite nations.

17. Nixon Encourages Détente • President Nixon would be the first president to visit China since they became communist and the first to ever visit the Soviet Union.

18. Nixon Encourages Détente • In 1972, Nixon and Soviet leaders began SALT – strategic arms limitation talks, or discussions about limiting the number of nuclear weapons each country produced.

19. Détente Video Clip • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAhDQxPHvP0

20. Détente Cools • In the 1970s, tension rose again. The harsh treatment of Soviet protesters threatened the SALT II negotiations taking place. • In 1979, Carter and Brezhnev signed the SALT II agreements. However, after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Congress refused to ratify the agreement.

21. Carter & Brezhnev sign SALT II in June 1979

22. Reagan Abandons Detente • Reagan cont’d the move away from détente. • In 1983, he announced the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) also known as Star Warsto protect the US from enemy missiles. • While the plan was never put into effect, it remained a symbol of anti-communist feeling in the US.

23. Reagan giving speech initiating SDI.

24. Reagan Years-Cold War • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYGaMoyIVn4 ~5:00 minute mark to 12 minute mark