21.1: End of the Cold War

Chapter 21 Lesson 1: End of the Cold War

• Look at the map on page 431.  Why do you think Russia might be interested in taking the Ukraine back?  Which other countries might be on Russia's acquisition list?  Why?
• Vocabulary (p.432)
• Reading Progress Check (p.433): How did Gorbachev's reforms affect Soviet foreign relations?

• Critical Thinking (p.433): What different factors contributed to Walesa's success?
• Reading Progress Check (p.434): What role did protesters play in the new government that formed after the fall of Communism in Eastern Europe?
• Analyzing (p.434): Why was President Gorbachev arrested on August 19, 1991?
• Geography Connection (p.435): #1 & 2
• Reading Progress Check (p.435): What were the effects of Russia's transition to a market economy?
• Reading Progress Check (p.436): What role did NATO play in the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia?
• Lesson 1 Review (p.436): #1, 3, 4, 5, 6