CLASS DATE NAME Guided Reading Activity A New Era Lesson 1 End of the Cold War Review…

CLASS DATE NAME Guided Reading Activity A New Era Lesson 1 End of the Cold War Review Questions Directions: Read the lesson and complete the outline below. Refer to your textbook to fill in the blanks. 1. Gorbachev and Perestroika A. Mikhail Gorbachev – who was elected as leader of the Soviet Union In 1985, preached the need for rad reforms based on or restructuring. B. Under Gorbachev, the Cold War was brought to a dramatic end; the United States and the Soviet Union signed the and sought to reduce and Soviet military support Communist governments in ended. Il. Revolutions in Eastern Europe A. organized a national trade union in Poland known as in 198 which gained the support of workers and the Catholic Church, and eventually led to free elections in Poland. B. After the collapse of the Communist government in and the election of Vaclav Ha country was split into the and Ill. End of the Soviet Union A. In 1989 and 1990, calls for independence from the Soviet Union came first in in the Baltic states, Moldova, Uzbekistan, and Azerbaijan. B. voted for independence from the Soviet Union on A we the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, and announced that the Soviet Union had “ce exist.”