The leadership styles of Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev had a tremendous effect on the decisions to negotiate nuclear arms reductions. In this activity, students will analyze quotations from the video and primary source documents to develop a character analysis of both leaders. Star Wars and have students cut out all references to Reagan or Gorbachev.
Quotations can go in more than one category.
Transcripts of Reykjavik Have students highlight specific quotations or segments of the documents as evidence of the leadership or personalities of Gorbachev or Reagan. Using the information from the video and the documents, students can create a personality profile for each leader. In doing this activity, students have created an outline for a paper on the role that Reagan or Gorbachev played in the end of the Cold War. Have students write the paper for their assessment. Multiple Perspectives on Nuclear Disarmament Begin this lesson by inviting two students to come to the front of the class.