Who is this girl?

RISE

Now what?

The Fall of Lindsey Lohan

The Soviet Union: The Leaders and

Policies of a Superpower

Ms. Gogel

Khrushchev's Policies

1)De-Stalinization – get rid of

anything Stalin

- Freed political prisoners

2) Peaceful Coexistence – make nice

with the west (US)

3) Cuban Missile Crisis

4) Built Berlin Wall

5) Crushed the rebellions in Hungary

and Czech

Brezhnev’s Policies

1)Harsh ruler – crushed dissidents

2)Ruled by fear and brutal force

3)Détente – to ease cold war tension

4)Invasion of Afghanistan 1979

5)Brezhnev Doctrine – Soviet Union can interfere if communism is threatened in any communist state.

SOVIET ECONOMY

SUCCESSES:

1)Little to no unemployment2)Provide cheap housing, free healthcare, daycare

PROBLEMS:

1)Collectivization, not enough food2)Factories produced poor-quality goods3)No incentive to work hard

FOREIGN POLICIES

DEVELOPING WORLD:

1)As nations become free, the USSR tried to make them communist2)Caused tension between US and USSR

RIVALRY WITH THE UNITED STATES:

1)Space Race2)Arms Race3)Propaganda4)Cuban Missile Crisis5)Berlin Airlift6)NATO/Warsaw Pact7)Korean and Vietnam Wars8)Berlin War9)Invasion of Afghanistan