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Richard Nixon was elected President in 1969 on promises to end US involvement in the Vietnam War. Widespread American backlash to the war in addition to the stalemate of the brutal fighting led to Nixon’s order to withdraw US troops in starting in 1970.

Then, American foreign policy shifts towards ending the Cold War. It took several US presidents in addition to new Soviet leadership to eventually end the conflict.

LEADER	MEASURES TAKEN TO END THE COLD WAR
R. NIXON	Detente Foreign Policy Visits to communist China, Germany and the Soviet Union. SALT Treaty
R. REAGAN	Reagan Doctrine Foreign Policy Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) INF Treaty
M. GORBACHEV	Glasnost Perestroika Fall of the Berlin Wall

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PART I

RICHARD NIXON

ENDING THE COLD WAR

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NUMBER	PUT THE EVENTS IN ORDER BY DRAGGING AND DROPPING THE CORRECT NUMBER TO THE STATEMENT.
DRAG & DROP #	Nixon symbolized detente by visiting Communist China.
DRAG & DROP #	Nixon signed the first ever agreements to limit nuclear weapons called SALT. This represented a mutual effort to work towards cooperation and co-existence.
DRAG & DROP #	Finally, Nixon resigned due to the Watergate scandal.
DRAG & DROP #	Detente created a framework for cooperation between the US and the Soviet Union.
DRAG & DROP #	Then, Nixon was welcomed by both the Germans and the Soviets to visit.
DRAG & DROP #	Nixon went on TV and said, “Our goal should be to discourage conflicts in other parts of the world.”

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Nixon stated, “Our goal should be to discourage conflicts in other parts of the world.” How is this DIFFERENT than how the Cold War was previously “fought”?	[type your answer here…]

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PART II

RONALD REAGAN

ENDING THE COLD WAR

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STATEMENT	T	F
Reagan preferred “peace through a piece of paper.”
Reagan modernized the military.
Reagan wanted to increase nuclear tensions between the US and Soviet Union.
Reagan met with the leader of the Soviet Union Gorbachev multiple times in an attempt to create peace.
Gorbachev wanted Reagan to stop the development of the SDI - the Strategic Defense Initiative.
The leaders both agreed to the INF Treaty, which eliminated an entire class of nuclear weapons.
Reagan played an influential role in ending the Cold War.

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What kind of message did Reagan send when he said the US wanted, “Peace through strength?”	[type your answer here…]

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According to Reagan, “The US believes respect for human rights is not social work, it is not merely an act of compassion, it is the first obligation of the government and the source of its legitimacy.” Do you agree? Provide an explanation.	[type your answer here…]

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PART II

MIKHAIL GORBACHEV

ENDING THE COLD WAR

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DESCRIBE THE SOVIET GROCERY STORE

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WHAT DOES IT INDICATE ABOUT THE ECONOMY OF THE SOVIET UNION IN 1989?

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MOST INFLUENTIAL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------LEAST INFLUENTIAL
CAUSE:	CAUSE:	CAUSE:	CAUSE:
EXPLAIN WHY YOU RANKED THEM HERE	EXPLAIN WHY YOU RANKED THEM HERE	EXPLAIN WHY YOU RANKED THEM HERE	EXPLAIN WHY YOU RANKED THEM HERE

CLICK HERE to see a detailed explanation of the causes of the fall of the Soviet Union!

Rank the CAUSES OF THE FALL OF THE SOVIET UNION on the INFLUENTIAL SCALE and explain why you ranked them as such.

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GLASNOST

DETENTE

DEMOCRATIC REVOLUTIONS

STRATEGIC ARMS LIMITATION TREATY

REAGAN DOCTRINE

PERESTROIKA

FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL

SALT TREATY

CLICK TO REVIEW VOCABULARY TERMS RELATED TO THE END OF THE COLD WAR.

MATCH THE TERM TO THE DEFINITION

DRAG & DROP	The Cold War officially ended with the __________________ in 1989. This marked the end of the Soviet Union’s control over eastern Europe.
DRAG & DROP	A policy of increased trade and cooperation with the Soviet Union to ease tensions.
DRAG & DROP	An anti-ballistic missile program that was designed to shoot down nuclear missiles in space, it sought to create a space-based shield that would render nuclear missiles obsolete.
DRAG & DROP	Treaty that limited the number of nuclear weapons of both the US and Soviet Union.
DRAG & DROP	After the Fall of the Berlin Wall, Soviet states choose to have free elections and become independent.
DRAG & DROP	A series of political and economic reforms meant to kick-start the stagnant 1980s economy of the Soviet Union.
DRAG & DROP	More free speech and freedom in Soviet society, which ultimately led to the fall of the Soviet Union.
DRAG & DROP	The US would support “freedom fighters” from around the world that were resisting the spread of communism.