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1980

STARTER 1 Can you use these images to explain Carter’s reaction to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan?. SALT II. 1980. The Cold War - what does the big picture look like?. Gorbachev becomes leader of the USSR. Invasion of Czechoslovakia 1968. The Cold War is renewed under Reagan. Détente.

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1980

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  1. STARTER 1 Can you use these images to explain Carter’s reaction to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan? SALT II 1980

  2. The Cold War - what does the big picture look like? Gorbachev becomes leader of the USSR Invasion of Czechoslovakia 1968 The Cold War is renewed under Reagan Détente Tensionbetween the USA & the USSR (& their allies) The Cuban Missiles Crisis Collapse of the Soviet Union The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan 1979 1943 1991 1962

  3. STARTER 2 What does this cartoon suggest about Reagan's attitude towards the Soviet Union and détente? A US cartoon about President Reagan and Brezhnev, published in 1982.

  4. Today... • How was the Cold War renewed under President Reagan? • What was Reagan’s attitude towards the Soviet Union? • What was his defence policy? How did the USSR react? • What was the ‘Star Wars’ programme, why did Reagan develop it, and how did the USSR react?

  5. Title: How was the Cold War renewed under President Reagan? Use your info sheet to answer these questions. When did Reagan become US President? What was his attitude towards the Soviet Union, and how did this differ to Carter’s? How much money did the US defence programme cost under Reagan? Name and describe two new nuclear weapons produced during Reagan’s presidency. What was NUTS? How did it differ to MAD? How did Reagan’s defence policy increase tension with the USSR? Try to work NUTS into your answer! What were START? How did Reagan’s ‘zero option’ suggest that Reagan didn’t take the START talks seriously?

  6. The Cold War - what does the big picture look like? Gorbachev becomes leader of the USSR Invasion of Czechoslovakia 1968 The Cold War is renewed under Reagan Détente Tensionbetween the USA & the USSR (& their allies) The Cuban Missiles Crisis Collapse of the Soviet Union The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan 1979 1943 1991 1962

  7. How & why was the Cold War renewed under Reagan? • What was Reagan’s attitude towards the Soviet Union? • What was his defence policy? How did the USSR react? • What was the ‘Star Wars’ programme, why did Reagan develop it, and how did the USSR react?

  8. STARTreducing arms? I don’t think so! Can you explain Reagan’s defence policy in the 1980s? I tricked the USSR with my ‘zero option’. LOL! I MX missiles & Cruise missiles! I’m not MAD, I’m NUTS! When the going gets tough, Carter gets going. The USA are the best! One TRILLION dollars!

  9. The SDI (Strategic Defence Initiative) or Star Wars Read through the info sheet and complete the mindmap task. President Reagan announces the "Star Wars" concept to the world, from the Oval Office, March, 1983.

  10. How did relations develop between 1980 and 1985? Use textbook page 93 to answer these questions • One reason why tension increased between the Superpowers during the period 1980-85 was that the Soviet Union’s leaders kept on changing! Who were the four leaders during this period? • Explain why Chernenko boycotted the Olympic Games (in LA) in 1984. • What was the name of the boycotting nations’ alternative games? • How did the USA react to/regard the boycott? • In what way was the boycott significant? • Why did the Superpowers become more willing to resume the search for détente in the mid-1980s? Explain 2 reasons (clues = nuclear fears + Gorbachev). Complete for homework!

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