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These are events were leading to the end of the Cold War.
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65 countries boycotted the 1980 summer olympics. They boycotted it because it was in Ruassia and Russia was at war with Afganistan.
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Was a program that used ground-based and space-based systems to protect the U.S from nuclear attacks. It was designed for denfense not offensive attacks.
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The CBI was created to give several trade and tariff benefits. This was mostly for many Central American countries and Carribean countries.
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Was a political scandal in the U.S. Senior administration officials secretly facilitated the sale of arms to Iran to free 7 American hostages.
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A treaty that eliminated and coventional ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles with intermediate ranges. The range was between 500-5,500 km.
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Was a wall that cut off West Berlin from surronding East Germany and East Berlin that was destroyed in 1990. The wall collasping paved the way for German reunification.
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The Soivet Unions first fast-food restaurant opened in Moscow. The appearance of this notorious symbol of capitalism and the enthusiastic reception, Russian people knew that the Soviet Union and Russia were changing.
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The German Democratic republic joined the federal republic of Germany to form the reunioned Germany. This led to a peacful Revolution. A series of protests by East Germany.
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The collaspe of Soviet power in the Eastern Europe. This happened because cummunism was declining and they lost power.
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Was a Russian politician and first president of the Russian Federation. He promised to change Russia's Socialist command economy into a free market economy. However it caused curroption, inflation, economic collaspe and huge social and economic problems.
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The Soviet Union desinigrated into 15 seperate countries. This led to Democracy overcoming totalitarianism, and evidence of the superiority of capitalism over socialism.
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Served as General Secretary and the Leader of the Communist party of the Soviet Union. Also in 2003 Alexander Lebedev and Mikhail would form the independent Democratic Party of Russia.
