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While televised, President Reagan announced how he would handle world safety under nuclear threat. His STrategic Defense Initiatiive (SDI), also known as "Star Wars", is still very controversial to this day.
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U.S. troops invade and overthrow their communist government in Grenada. When Bishop had became the Prime Minister he led Grenada to strengthen their ties with communist nations like Cuba and the Soviet Union.
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Mikhail Gorbachev became the leader of the Soviet Union. He initiated a campaign of openness called “glasnost” and restructuring called “perestroika”.
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Reagan and Gorbachev resolve to remove all intermediate nuclear missiles from Europe.
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Reagan and Gorbachev agree to remove all medium and short-range nuclear missiles. As a result of this Treaty, the USA and the USSR destroyed a total of 2,692 short-, medium-, and intermediate range missiles.
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Soviet Troops withdraw from Afghanistan in compliance with the terms of the Geneva Accords signed 10 months earlier.
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Berlin Wall is demolished and East Germany allows unrestricted migration to West Germany.
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In Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, and Romania the communist governments decline.
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Boris Yeltsin is elected as President of Russia.
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The Cold War Ends. The Old War was a struggle between two worls superpowers, the USA and the USSR.
