End of the Cold War

Mikhail Gorbachev becomes General Secretary of the CommunistParty of the Soviet Union

Apr 17, 1917

The title for this postion were also these before they were know as "General Secretary of the Central Committee"; Technical Secretary, Chairman of the Secretariat, Responsible Secretary and First Secretary. Mikhail Gorbachev was in office when the Soviet collapsed.

U.S. boycott of 1980 Summer Olympics

Jan 20, 1980

The United States said if the Soviet did not withdrawl from Afghanistan. If they did not the the United States would boycott the Moscow Olympics.

Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) (“Star Wars”)

Mar 23, 1983

The Strategic Defense Initiative actually offically formed in 1984. It was the first initiated by President R Reagan to form a anti-ballistic missle system.

“Caribbean Basin Initiative”

Jan 1, 1984

An act that was took by the CBI was Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act. This program tried providing several trade benefits to many Central American and Caribbean countries.

Iran-Contra Affair

Aug 20, 1985

It began as an operation to free seven American hostages being held in Lebanon. Isereal would ship weapons to Iran and the U.S, would remberse them.

Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) ratified

Dec 8, 1987

The treaty is between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The treaty eliminates intermediate-range and short-range missiles.

Berlin Wall collapses

Nov 9, 1989

The East German Communist government announced that citizens could cross the border whenever they wanted. Soon everyone showed up with tools and ripped down the wall.

1st McDonalds opens in Moscow

Jan 31, 1990

The first McDonalds was opened in the Soviet Union by getting the communist permission. Is wasn't built because pf political reason, but just for satification.

Germany is reunified

Oct 3, 1990

Many protest from East Germany lead to the negotiations between the two sides. Then, in a final desison the two sides finally became reunified.

Warsaw Pact is dissolved

Mar 31, 1991

The Warsaw Pact was in exstence for 36 years before it dissolved. The Warsaw Pact was a military alliance between the Societ Union anf it's eastern European Satellites.

Boris Yelstin elected President of Russia

Jun 13, 1991

Boris Yelstin was Russia's first president. Yelstin was 69 years old when he was elected.

end of the Soviet Union

Dec 25, 1991

With the leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, resigning was also the complete end of the soviet. After the sovie collasped, it was also the end of the Cold War.