Mikhail Gorbachev

Famous People

Int – High Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson, students learn about the former leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev. His attempts at reform led to the end of the Cold War, but also caused the end of the political supremacy of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

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Focus

topic-based
academic
4-skills
biography
communism
Soviet Union
politics

Vocabulary

delegate
skill
honesty
reform
contribute
arms
criticism
treaty
rebel
foreign
be defeated
troops
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