Major Leaders and the End of the Cold War

Graphic of fictitous newspaper.
Image courtesy of Denoel Paris

Assignment icon.Pretend that it is 1989 - the Cold War has ended! As a teenager living during that time, your school newspaper has asked you to write a short ten to twelve sentence newspaper article explaining how the Cold War ended. Your article should include the following parts:

  • A catchy headline - you will want to grab the attention of your fellow students
  • Four events or reasons explaining the end of the Cold War
  • Two quotes from world leaders like Mikhail Gorbachev, Ronald Reagan, and Margaret Thatcher
  • A suggested image or image type to accompany the article

Before you begin, download the End of the Cold War Newspaper Article Checklist so that you understand how your work will be graded. You may need to use resources outside of this course to complete this assignment. If so, please submit a Works Cited document. If you need assistance, visit the Developmental Module for information on citing any resources that you used.

Once you have completed your newspaper article, submit your work to the dropbox.