History 102 Discussion Questions
April 6, 2020

1. On what basis was the Brezhnev Doctrine justified?

2. In Kennedy’s message to the American people, what is the nature of the threat and how precisely does the U.S. justify its actions?

3. As the Cold War came to an end, what were the new global problems facing the world?  Of the problems discussed, what do you (individually and as a group) consider to be the most significant, and why?

4. What was your reaction to the statistics of the U.N. Human Development Report?  What surprised you the most, and why?

5. The speech by Gorbachev on December 7, 1988 represents an important turning point for the Soviet Union and the world generally.  Based on the speech, why was it such a turning point and what was he trying to achieve?

6. What is the significance of the London Declaration of July, 1990?