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the source message is that gorbachev is bringing the cold war is to an end, this can be seen by how communism is by eing carried to its death while Gorbachev is leading. this tells me that he is leading su to reform communism. hence stopping the ideological battle between usa and su, hence bringing the cold war to an end.

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1. The message of the source is to persuade Gorbachev to remove the wall that signifies their divide. This can be seen from Source D which shows Reagan saying "Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall!". This tells me that Reagan was only hoping to promote peace between the two nations, trying to lessen tensions between them.

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the message of the source is to show that the Soviets freed the other countries from communism and no longer under such strong control. This can be seen from the source which shows Gorbachev releasing prisoners representing other countries that were under communism from the cell Communism and hence allowing them to be free to have their own ideology

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The source shows Soviet Union freeing the Hungarians, Chezs, Poles, etc. This tells me that the Soviets are letting other countries decide on their own ideology rather than spreading communist to them. Thus, there is more freedom for other countries to choose their own ideology but the Soviets are limiting themselves to communism, and putting themselves in a disadvantage, causing communism to die

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3. Gorbachev's policies focused on shifting the policies of the Soviet Union to a more democratic side, which included having economic reforms to have the economy of the Soviet Union to be more like a democratic country's, alongside allowing the Soviets to live freely like the democrats. This ended up shifting the Soviet Union to a more democratic stance, causing its communist rule to crumble and the Soviet Union to fall.

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2. The source shows domino which forms the Soviet Union symbol which is being knocked over,this indicates that Soviet Union has fallen and is not capable to last through the cold war as most of the resources were drained out due to Gorbachev's policies, this contributes to the ending of the cold war.

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The message of the source is to criticise Gorbachev for the policies he implemented as it led to the downfall of communism, gorbachev demolished the works that the previous leaders had strived so hard to build. This is evident from the source where communism is in coffin symbolising the death of communism with Gorbachev leading , meaning that responsible for communism's downfall.

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1. What is the main message of the source?
This source is to convince Gorbachev that there is a division between the East and the West and it should united together.

2. Why does the event depicted in this source contribute towards the end of the Cold War?
There is lesser tension between as they cleared the misunderstanding as both parties wanted peace.

3. How might have Gorbachev's policies contributed to this?
The Foreign Policy Reforms which includes new thinking and de-ideologisation of Soviet Union Foreign Policy.

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1. the message of the source is to convince Gorbachev to remove the wall between east and west berlin so that everyone can co-exist together. this can be seen from the source which shows Reagen asking Gorbachev to tear the wall down. this tells me that Reagen wanted improve the relationship between them so they would stop being so hostile to each other and be friends again

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The message of the source is to show the world that the two big powers are able to compromise, so that others will put aside their differences in ideology and make peace with one another. It helped to end the cold war and shook hands to signify peace. Gorbachev's policies acted as a catalyst and sped up the ending of the cold war.

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1. The main message of the source is to show that the previous leaders of USSR do not agree with Gorbachev's way of running the communist system and were astonished. This can be seen from the source which shows the previous forefathers of communist Russia, namingly Stalin, Lenin, and Marx, upset at the actions of Gorbachev putting communism to death and were trying to stop Gorbachev but they're dead, as seen where Lenin tried to escape the clouds. This shows that the forefathers would never approve of Gorbachev's actions and hence they would try to stop Gorbachev if they could.

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The message of this source is that Gorbachev's policies were unsuccessful as it caused the fall of Communism.This canbe seen from the source which shows Gorbachev kicking down dominoes in the shape of the Soviet Union symbol. This tells me that his policies caused more harm towards communism than good.

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Source D^2 I mean-- Source C was published to commend both the American and Russian government for being able to come to terms with each other and foster greater relationships for the safety of each country.

It shows that they have come to terms and resolved. This can be seen as Source C shows a change from arm wrestling to aw formal handshake. This symbolises their relationship with each other-- blossoming into something "beautiful"-- in which both countries are in agreement with each other.

The "Foreign Terms Policy" allowed Gorbachev and Reagen's relationship with each other to strengthen and prosper. This is due to the deideologization and willingness to disarm-- also allowing East Europe determine their own political system.

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The message of the source is to show how Soviets are being foolish by not following the other countries that they have freed from communism, but yet still being communist. i can see this from 'a cartoon by Nicholas... remains in prison himself.' this tells me that the soviets had a choice to leave this prison, which is communism and they even had the power to free other countries from it but yet they are ignorant and choose to suffer in this prison/ communism.

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Q1. The source shows Karl Marx, Lenin and Stalin looking down at Gorbachev and being disappointed, as it seems that Gorbachev is ending communism. This can be seen from the source which shows them frowning at Gorbachev who is leading a funeral procession for communism, and saying "I can't believe my eyes". Thus, this clearly shows how Gorbachev had caused the dissolution of Soviet Union and the fall of communism.
Q2/3. Gorbachev's policies had backfired on the communist ideologies, as his policies were against the idea of communism as a whole. For example, the idea of communism was to close off other countries from entering or trading with locals, but Gorbachev had opened up more to the world, and allowed news from other countries to spread locally, causing Russians to see the how communism was bad for them and thus rebel against the idea itself.

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1. The main message of the source is to convince the world that Gorbachev's policies killed off communism which angered the leaders before him. Thus an be seen from the source which shows that Stalin, Lenin and Markz looking down at a coffin angrily labelled communism which was being taken away to be buried. This tells me that Gorbachev's policies was straying from communism and the three of them are not happy.
2. For the Cold War to end, Gorbachev's decision to allow elections with multiple party system and create a residency for soviet union began a process of democratization that eventually destabilise communism control and contribute to the fall of communism in East Central Europe and SU marked the end of Cold War.

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The main message of the source convince the Americans that Soviet Union was a lower threat to the world, as all his satellite states were released from communism and able to hold free elections and practice democracy, and was outnumbered against the large number of democratic countries as compared to before. As seen from Source A, source A shows how Gorbachev released his satellite states from the wrath of communism held in captivity, resulting in Gorbachev being the only one behind bars. This tells us that after Gorbachev came into power, greater freedom was achieved for his satellite states and Soviet Union was one the few Communist countries left. :)

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1. The message of the source is to show how Gorbachev caused the entire Soviet Union to fall under his rule. This can be seen from the source which shows Gorbachev kicking down some dominos that form the symbol of the Soviet Union, which will cause the entire symbol to fall. Thus, it clearly shows how Gorbachev had caused the Soviet Union to fall and communism to be gone from Russia.

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1. What is the main message of the source?
(e.g. This source depicts Gorbachev and Reagan decreasing their nuclear arsenal through bilateral treaties. This can be seen from... Thus, it clearly shows...)

2. Why does the event depicted in this source contribute towards the end of the Cold War?
(e.g. With both parties committing to nuclear disarmament, this indicates that the arms race is winding down as the superpowers are no longer stockpiling nuclear warheads)

3. How might have Gorbachev's policies contributed to this?
(e.g. Gorbachev's foreign policy reforms focused on creating friendlier relations with the USA, and this included a willingness to work towards nuclear disarmament, such as signing the INF Treaty)

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The message of the source is to persuade Gorbachev to tear down the wall dividing the East and West of Berlin for the greater good of everyone in Europe.