The Cold War Thaws Objective Students will investigate

The Cold War Thaws

Objective: �Students will investigate the purpose of the Eastern bloc countries and their revolts to break away from the Soviets as measured through their Cornell notes.

Setting the Stage �Eastern European countries such as Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Albania, and East Germany were not allowed to develop their own economies �They were used to meet Soviet needs

Destalinization �After Stalin’s death, a new and more moderate group of Soviet leaders came to power �These new leaders allowed their satellite countries a taste of independence as long as they remained Communist �More groups in these satellite countries began to rise and Soviets began to lose their grip over the region

Nikita Khrushchev �Joseph Stalin died on March 5, 1953 �Khrushchev became the new Soviet leader ◦ Publicly denounced Stalin claiming that Stalin jailed and killed many loyal Soviet citizens �Began a policy called Destalinizationor purging the country of Stalin’s memory �Workers destroyed monuments of the

Hungary �Hungary became the first satellite country to rebel against the Soviets �Imre Nagy lead this revolt and managed to take down the Soviet gov. in Hungary to establish his own gov. �Eventually the Soviets came back and overpowered him �Executed Nagy

Justify Think Pair Share �Why do you think these satellite countries started to rebel against the Soviets? Why during Khrushchev’s reign?

Leonid Brezhnev �After the Cuban Missile Crisis, Khrushchev became unpopular �Made the Soviets look weak �Voted out of power and replaced by Leonid Brezhnev �Brezhnev quickly enforced laws to limit basic human rights and freedom to retain his power �Arrested many dissidents and censored many newspapers

Chinese Soviet relationship �Earlier in the Cold War, Stalin signed a peace treaty with Mao for 30 years �However, China became more independent and refused to share nuclear secrets with the Soviets �Soviets ended economic aid to China and the two split �Fighting broke out in the Chinese. Soviet borders

Brinksmanship to Detente �United States began backing away from direct confrontation or (brinksmanship) �Richard M. Nixon believed in the policy of Détente – a policy of lessened Cold War tensions �While the U. S. continued to contain communism, the two superpowers agreed to pursue détente

Justify Think Pair Share �Define brinksmanship and détente. Compare and contrast the two. Which do you think was a more effective policy? Explain.

China as allies? �Nixon knew of the uneasy relationship between China and the Soviets �Nixon was the first U. S. president to ever visit a Communist country �Met with Mao Zedong in China and negotiated trade with China

Justify Think Pair Share �Why do you think the U. S. wanted to develop a relationship with China? Explain.

QW #43 – Triangular Relationship �Explain the dynamic relationship between the United States, Soviet Union, and China. What was the situation between the three countries when President Richard Nixon took office? Elaborate in detail. �(1 paragraph)