Perestroika and Glasnost Lesson
Learning objectives
In this lesson, students will examine how Mikhail Gorbachev’s twin policies of Perestroika and Glasnost attempted to reform the Soviet Union during the 1980s, and they will analyse why these reforms instead accelerated its collapse by weakening central authority and exposing decades of economic failure. They will also explore the global consequences of these changes, including the wave of 1989 revolutions across Eastern Europe, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the formal dissolution of the USSR in December 1991. Students will have the opportunity to achieve this through choosing their own method of learning, from reading and research options, as well as the chance to engage in extension activities. This lesson includes a self-marking quiz for students to demonstrate their learning.
How would you like to learn?
Option 1: Reading
Step 1: Download a copy of the reading questions worksheet below:
Step 2: Answer the set questions by reading the following webpage:
Option 2: Internet research
Download a copy of the research worksheet below and use the internet to complete the tables.
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