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Collapse of the Soviet Union and End of the Cold War Lee Carter 2/13/2009 Cold War: Difference of economic ideas Soviet Union: Communist: Command economy: government control of business and production United States: Market economy: capitalism; people start businesses and produce what they want Cold War: Difference of government ideas Soviet Union Autocracy: The leader has all the power. The people had no power, no ability to vote for leaders. No free speech to disagree. United States Democracy: people vote for leaders. The people have all the power, and can disagree with and protest the government Superpowers’ influence… Each one was spreading its ideas to its allies… Soviets: led Warsaw pact: communists, autocracies United States: led NATO: democracies, market economies (basically) Why did the Soviet Union collapse? Economic problems: Spent too much money on weapons People did not have what they needed New leaders saw these problems, and tried to change… Why did the Soviet Union collapse? 1980s leaders (Gorbachev) tried to allow some freedoms: Glasnost: people could disagree with government Perestroika: allowed some freedom to start businesses Videos… Cover the efforts that were made to avoid collapse (already talked about) The collapse And effects of the collapse of the Soviet Union (not there yet) Good ideas…what was the problem? If people have no freedom or power, and you give them a little, they want a lot… People of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe pushed for complete freedom 1989: Eastern European countries and East Germany overthrew communist governments Germany reunited as one country Collapse of the Soviet Union 15 countries had made up Soviet Union 1991: All 15 declare independence, elect democratic governments No longer communist. Mixed economies: people can start businesses and earn money how they wish How did the Cold War end? Rivalry between U.S. and Soviet Union…democracy and capitalism vs. autocracy and communism Ended when Soviet Union collapsed: communism just wasn’t working, and the people got tired of it… Multiflow map… Collapse End of Soviet Union led to… of Cold War Democracy in Eastern Europe German reunification