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Richard Nixon and policy of Detente
Detente was a term that reffered to a method that aimed to ease tension between the USA and the Soviet Union. The policy ended when the Soviets invaded Afghanistan. -
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
This scenario was sort of like vietnam. We sent billions of dollars in training and weaponry how ever we didnt actually get involved in any of the conflict like we did Vietnam. This war was between the soviets and the Mujahideen insurgents. -
Solidarity movement in Poland
Poland was the first non-communist party controlled trade union in a warsaw pact country. in the 1980's the movement was broad anti- bureaucratic social movement. -
Ronald Reagan addresses the National Association of Evangelicals
"They preach the supremacy of the state, declare its omnipotence over individual man and predict its eventual domination of all peoples on the Earth" -Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan gave his evil empire speech to express his belief that we need to match the soviet's military stength. The evil empire that Reagan was refering to was the Soviet Union. -
Strategic defense initiative
Otherwise known as "star wars" Reagan wanted to strategically place ground and space bases to deter the threat of nuclear war. we wanted to have the ability to attack the soviets if need be from land, air, sea, and space. -
Summit in Geneva, Switzerland
Both Soviets and Americans were looking to cut the amount of nuclear weapons that each side had available. So they held a meeting to discuss what their plan would be to lessen the threat of nuclear war. The USA also wanted to ensure that neither side would have a first strike advantage. -
Gorbachev, Perestroika, Glasnost
Gorbachev served as General secretary of the communist pary of the soviet union from 1985 until 1991
Glasnost was a policy of openess
Perestroika was a political movement to reform the communist party of the soviet union -
Reykjavik summit, Iceland
A meeting between Ronald Reagan and the general secretary of the soviet union (Gorbachev). Led to the signing of the intermediate range Nuclear forces treaty between the U.S. and U.S.S.R -
Reagan speech at Brandenberg Gate, West Berlin
"tear down this wall!"
Reagan gave a speech to attempt to liberate east berlin from soviet control and allow them to cross from east to west. The wall served as an image of communist oppression and Reagan wanted to Tear it down. -
Reagan and Gorbachev sign INF Treaty
Eliminated the use of intermediate and short range nuclear weapons between the soviets and the Americans. Made the world feel alot safer as the threat of nuclear war was highly decreased. -
Fall of the Berlin wall
The wall was destroyed allowing the people of east Berlin to get to west Berlin without risking their life in the "death strip." The wall now serves as a symbol of the fall of the soviet union. -
Fall of the Soviet Union
All countries under the control of the soviet union were set free from communism and the warsaw pact. The fall was not caused by military defeat but rather by a failing economy that Gorbachev thought could not be revived without reform of the communist nation.
