One of the worlds two superpowers had collapsed without a war, alien invasion or any other catastrophe, with the exception of one rather farcical and unsuccessful coup. Designed by a teacher for teachers, this powerpoint focuses on the collapse of the soviet union. This signaled the end of the cold war between the soviet union and the united states. Why the soviet union collapsed authorstream presentation.
Usa only superpower left after collapse of the ussr, the usa and former soviet union decided to press the mpla and unita to begin talks talks between baker and shevadnadze believed they could facilitate independence as happened in namibia both countries offered diplomatic rewards if peace process successful usa and ussr became directly involved. Odom enhances his account with interviews with key actors in the soviet union before, during, and after the collapse. Students will take notes on their trifold foldable and be asked to explain their answers using excerpts from the text in the third column. They demanded his resignation as soviet presi the collapse of the soviet union springfield public schools collapse of the soviet union powerpoint. There were many factors that contributed to the fall of the soviet union. Mikhail gorbachev in 1987 mikhail gorbachev published a book entitled pere stroika. How did the collapse of the soviet union affect the united. Annotated bibliography the fall of the soviet union. No other conflict of interest dominated the post world war two world like the cold war did.
It gives a summary of all the information in the site because there is so much and it gives. Russia, soviet union, cold war, mikhail gorbachev, leonid brezhnev, communist party, glastnost, perestroika, central planning, democratization, inf treaty, ronald reagan, lithuania, boris yeltsin, the august coup, commonwealth of. But the collapse of the soviet union and its satellites was not a result of force. In 1922, russia proper joined its farflung republics to form union of soviet socialist republics. The collapse of the union of socialist soviet republics radically changed the worlds economic and political environment. Cold war the collapse of the soviet union end of cold war. The soviet union is about to collapse american heroes channel. Hayley robinson slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. The russian heartland is ruled by an ultranationalist military dictatorship, the baltic republics by catholic radicals, and central asia by fundamentalist emirates.
It existed in between 1922 to 1991 before it was segregated into independent republics due to the collapse of communism in the erstwhile soviet republic. The collapse of the soviet union and the productivity of. And for the russian people, it became a real drama. Many russians more precisely people who were born in exussr will tell you that the ussr collapsed because of cia, afghanistan, low oil prices, mikhail gorbachev etc they will tell you anything except that communismsocialism and total economic. Collapse of the soviet union, sequence of events that led to the dissolution of the u. The ones i believed with the most impact by my own order of importance were the romanian revolution, the velvet revolution, solidarity, the fall of the berlin wall, and prague spring. My talk tonight is about the lack of collapsepreparedness here in the united states. He describes the condition of the soviet military during the mid1980s and explains how it became what it was. Ppt collapse of the ussr powerpoint presentation free. May 16, 1978 to may 16, 1992 events leading up to the collapse of the soviet union. Lenin and the political blueprint for the ussr 19171924 b. The collapse of the soviet union central bucks school. Soviet union came into being after the bolshevik revolution of 1918s under the leadership of lenin. The dissolution of the soviet union or collapse of the soviet union was the process of internal disintegration within the union of soviet socialist republics ussr, also referred to as the soviet union, which began in the second half of the 1980s with growing unrest in the various national republics and ended on 26 december 1991, when the supreme soviet voted the ussr itself out of existence.
Collapse of the soviet unioncollapse of the soviet union a new entity was formeda new entity was formed commonwealth ofcommonwealth of independent republicsindependent republics russia and 15 independentrussia and 15 independent former ussr countriesformer ussr countries complete politicalcomplete political independence, linked to otherindependence, linked to other commonwealth countries bycommonwealth countries by economic, and military tieseconomic, and military ties the soviet. Gorbachev has been overthrown, and the soviet empire has fallen apart. It talks about the leadership transition and the rise of a new leader. Seven lessons from the soviet collapse ivan krastev september 2012 in 1992 the world woke up to find that the soviet union was no longer on the map. The collapse of the soviet union and the world watched with wonder remaining communist countries at its peak, communism was practiced in dozens of countries. The collapse of the soviet union the changes that took place in the soviet union, beginning in 1987, were revolutionary.
Top 5 weird ww2 german prototypes that actually flew. A homegrown insurgency instead, a massive, homegrown insurgency, led by a number of different participants, contributed to. The collapse of the soviet union in december 1991 changed the worlds geopolitical balance. The cold war there was a lot of tension between the u. Nationalism, revolution, and the collapse of the soviet union. The fall of the wall leads to german reunification in 1990. Robert strayer does a wonderful job of communicating the changes in the soviet union, and the communist bloc, and foreshadwoing the eventual downfall of the role of communism. Strayer sets up the thesis of the book with a fairly in depth history of the soviet union following wwii, broken down by presidents of the ussr. The collapse of the soviet union was the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century. Collapse of the evil empire russia formed as ussr in 1917 by vladimir lenin but many republics had not wanted to become part of the new union most republics were used only to benefit the ussr standard of living was very poor tension had been boiling now for 70 years 15 total republics ruled. Boris kuzmin, engineer, kyrgyzstan in spite of the fact that materially im much better off today than 10 years ago, i. This presentation is designed to give students an overview of how and why the soviet union collapsed in the early 1990s. A free powerpoint ppt presentation displayed as a flash slide show on id.
Apr 25, 2019 the kgb was the primary security agency for the soviet union from 1954 until its collapse in 1991. With the collapse of the soviet union, the cold war ends and the u. More than 100 ethnic groups lived in the soviet union. The dissolution of the soviet union or collapse of the soviet union was the process of internal disintegration within the union of soviet socialist republics which. Patterns of interaction, ca edition published by randmcnally. How and why did the soviet union collapse duration. Jul 14, 2014 the last soviet president mikhail gorbachev initiated reforms that ultimately led to the dissolution of the soviet union. The site talks about different areas and aspects of the fall of the soviet union and the soviet union itself. Jun 21, 2018 terrifying story of joseph stalins rise to power. One of the important events during his presidency was the collapse of the soviet union and the end of the cod war. After the soviet union launched sputnik in 1957, the united states entered a fierce competition with their communist rivals for dominance in space.
The kgb served a multifaceted role outside of and within. Collapse of the soviet union was catastrophe of the. However, nonrussians formed a majority in the 14 soviet republics other than russia. Students will be reading chapter nineteen the collapse of the soviet union pgs. When the soviet union fell, it ended the tenure of a superpower with the resources of more than a. Collapse of ussr powerpoint ppt presentations powershow. The collapse of the ussr meant that the united states was in the dominant position as the only superpower and because it no longer needed to worry about soviet reactions to their foreign policies. In december of 1991, 15 states gained independence from the ussrunion of soviet socialist republic after which the soviet union was no longer. The rule by czar was overthrown and new govt headed by lenin was established. Collapse of communism reagan s defense buildup forced the soviet union to try to compete, hastening quickening its internal collapse and the end of the cold war. President ronald reagans election marks a rightward shift in domestic and foreign policy. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website.
The most recent numbers, from a survey conducted in november 2017, show. The red army stopped the nazi offensive in the battle of moscow, and the battle of stalingrad. Collapse of the soviet union timeline timetoast timelines. The collapse of the soviet union russia and its neighbors. Effects of collapse of ussr on the power of the usa. Ppt collapse of the ussr powerpoint presentation free to. Great patriotic war although it has been debated whether the soviet union had the intention of invading nazi germany once it was strong enough, germany itself broke the treaty and invaded the soviet union in 1941. Reagan s defense buildup forced the soviet union to try to compete, hastening quickening its internal collapse and the end of the cold war.
Read free the vollapseof soviet union guided reading gorbachev at his vacation home on the black sea. The fall of the soviet union by chris maidment on prezi. They called this tension a cold war because neither side ever fired a shot however, the threat of nuclear war left many feeling nervous. Why did the soviet union collapse understanding historical. The fall of the soviet union by clarissa ortiz on prezi. The first leader of this soviet state was the marxist. The collapse of the soviet union and the productivity of american mathematicians george j. Collapse of the ussr in pictures world news the guardian. Its been years since weve been able to see our own daughter, who lives in a neighbouring former republic.
The soviet union, a major world power, ceased to exist as a nation and as an empire. January 1990 the big mac arrives mcdonalds opens its first soviet restaurant in moscow. Apr 10, 2017 the soviet union is about to collapse american heroes channel. But the collapse of the soviet union and itsof the soviet union and its satellites was not a result ofsatellites was not a result of force. For the soviet union, stalins legacy meant that politically the soviet union remained an authoritarian, oneparty state and that economically it was focused on producing military hardware rather than housing, transport, food, consumer. The polling agency levada center has been asking russians about their views on the collapse of the soviet union since 1992. This product includes a keynote apple and power point microsoft presentations for the collapse of the soviet union. Mar 03, 2018 the polling agency levada center has been asking russians about their views on the collapse of the soviet union since 1992. Collapse of the soviet union 19221991 collapse of the soviet union 19221991 the collapse of the soviet union in 1991 was an astonishing, unanticipated event. Powerpoint presentation on the fall and collapse of the soviet union. Covers the era of stagnation to gorbachevs perestroika and glasnost, to boris yeltsin, the commonwealth of independent states, to the last day of the soviet union. While american outposts of mcdonalds are famous for the big mac and the.
It existed in between 1922 to 1991 before it was segregated into independent republics due. The collapse of the soviet union broke up our whole life. It has been difficult to open up the black box of knowledge production. The last soviet president mikhail gorbachev initiated reforms that ultimately led to the dissolution of the soviet union. There were many factors that led to the collapse of the soviet union, including.
Here is the book of choice if one wants a succinct treatment of nationalism past and present in the former soviet union. The soviet union breaks into 15 independent republics with russia being the largest. Collapse of the soviet union powerpointkeynote pres. The collapse of the soviet union and the end of the cold war the collapse of the soviet union and the end of the cold war factors contributing to the collapse stalemated war in afghanistan longterm economic decline growing. Various nationalities in the soviet union began to call for their freedom. Suny, a noted historian of georgia, armenia and azerbaijan and more broadly of the late imperial russian and early soviet periods, compresses into a little more than 150 pages incisive summaries of nationalism among all the key peoples in the russian empire before 1917.
The union of soviet socialist republic or other wise the soviet union was a constitutionally socialist state that existed on the territory of russia and parts of eastern europe. Putin says he wishes the soviet union had not collapsed. Collapse of the soviet union and the end of the cold war george h bush was the 41st american president who served in office from january 20, 1989 to january 20, 2001. The collapse of the soviet union started in the late 1980s and was complete when the country broke up into 15 independent states on december 25, 1991. Usled invasion of kuwait during the gulf war in 1991. This section explains the fall of the soviet union and the end of communism, and the resulting political, economic and societal shifts which brought about major.
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