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End of Cold War

  • U.S. boycott of 1980 Summer Olympics

    U.S. boycott of 1980 Summer Olympics
    The 1980 Summer Olympics Boycott occured during the Moscow Olympics. It was to protest the Soviet Union invasion in Afghanistan.
  • Strategic Defense Initiative

    Strategic Defense Initiative
    Proposed by President Ronald Reagan. Ground and space based sytems used to protect the United States from nuclear attack.
  • Caribbean Basin Initiative

    Caribbean Basin Initiative
    The Caribbean Basin Initative was a unilateral and temporary United States program. It aimed to provide tariff and trade benefits for the Caribbean Islands.
  • Mikhail Gorbachev becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

     Mikhail Gorbachev becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
    Title given to the leader og the communist party of the Soviet Union. With this position you become basicly leader of the Soviet Union.
  • Iran-Contra Affair

     Iran-Contra Affair
    Occured during the second term of the Reagan Administration. Was an arms sale to try to release several US hostages.
  • Berlin Wall collapses

     Berlin Wall collapses
    Was constructed by the German Democratic Republic. It completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin.