Eduard Shevardnadze

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

Name:

Date:

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/eduard-shevardnadze

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Eduard Shevardnadze born?January 25, 1928, Ukrana, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
2. When did Eduard Shevardnadze die?July 3, 2014, Tbilisi, Georgia
3. What is the key political offices?Foreign Minister of the Soviet Union (1985–1991), President of Georgia (1995–2003)
4. What is the associated reforms?Supported Mikhail Gorbachev's Glasnost and Perestroika policies
5. Who was Eduard Shevardnadze?He was a Georgian leader who helped change the world. He became the Soviet Union's Foreign Minister and later the President of Georgia. He worked to end the Cold War and build a new future.
6. What was his role as Soviet Foreign Minister?He was the main person who changed Soviet foreign policy. He helped end the Cold War by talking with the United States and signing the INF Treaty. He also helped Soviet troops leave Afghanistan.

Politburo: The principal policymaking committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, holding immense power.
New Thinking: A foreign policy doctrine introduced by Gorbachev, emphasizing de-escalation and cooperation over confrontation.
Rose Revolution: A series of peaceful protests in Georgia in 2003 that led to the resignation of Eduard Shevardnadze.
Geopolitical Landscape: The political and geographical factors that influence the relationships and power dynamics between countries.