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The Cold War Ends

The Cold War Ends. Essential Question: Why did the Cold War end?. Ronald Reagan. 40 th U.S. President (1981-1989) Powerful public speaker. Ronald Reagan. Powerful public speaker Believed that the Cold War was a battle of good vs. evil

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The Cold War Ends

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  1. The Cold War Ends Essential Question: Why did the Cold War end?

  2. Ronald Reagan • 40th U.S. President (1981-1989) • Powerful public speaker

  3. Ronald Reagan • Powerful public speaker • Believed that the Cold War was a battle of good vs. evil • Most expensive arms buildup in history ($2 trillion)

  4. Ronald Reagan • Most expensive arms buildup in history ($2 trillion) • Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) • Missile defense system • Nicknamed “Star Wars”

  5. Ronald Reagan • Nicknamed “Star Wars” • Soviet economy could not keep up

  6. Ronald Reagan • Soviet economy could not keep up • Speech in Berlin in 1987: • “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”

  7. Speech in Berlin in 1987: • “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” Mikhail Gorbachev • Last leader of the Soviet Union (USSR) • Tried to save the USSR • Economic problems • People wanted more freedom

  8. Mikhail Gorbachev • Economic problems • People wanted more freedom • Introduced important reforms • Caused: • Communism to fall • The Cold War to end

  9. Communism to fall • The Cold War to end Berlin Wall • Protests in Oct 1989 in East Germany

  10. Berlin Wall • Protests in Oct 1989 in East Germany • Dismantling began on Nov 9 • Symbolic end of the Cold War

  11. Berlin Wall • Dismantling began on Nov 9 • Symbolic end of the Cold War • Germany reunified into a single nation in Oct 1990 Helmut Kohl

  12. Germany reunified into a single nation in Oct 1990 Fall of the USSR • Collapsed in 1991 • Broken up into 15 independent nations

  13. Fall of the USSR • Collapsed in 1991 • Broken up into 15 independent nations • Official end of the Cold War

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