Gorbachev

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW:

Gorbachev (1985-1991)

• • • • What was the state of the Soviet economy when Gorbachev became President?

      • What was new about Gorbachev's approach to domestic policies?

      • What was the impact of Chernobyl?

      • What was the impact of economic perestroika?

      • What was the result of political perestroika?

      • What was the impact of Gorbachev's reforms on the satellite states?

      • What was Gorbachev's contribution to the end of the Cold War?

      • Why did the Soviet Union collapse?