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Richard Nixon and Policy of Detente
Detente is defined as the easing of strained relations. Richard Nixon wanted to ease the tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. -
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
December 24, 1979, was the day that the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan began. and lasted nine years. It was fought between Soviet-led Afghan forces against multi-national insurgent groups called the Mujahideen. -
Solidarity Movement in Poland (Lech Walesa)
Independent Self-governing Labour Union "Solidarity", was founded in August 31, 1980. Lech Walesa and others had formed an anti-Soviet movement that advocated non-violence within its members. In September 1981, Lech Walesa was elected as president by Solidarity's first national congress. They adopted a republican program called the "Self-governing Republic." -
Ronald Reagan addresses the National Association of Evangelicals
President Reagan on March 8, 1983 delieved a speech to the Nation Association of Evangelicals in Orlando, Florida. This speech referred to communism as "the focus of evil in the modern world," and ultimately nicknamed the speech to be Reagan's "Evil Empire Speech." -
Strategic Defense Initiative
Proposed by Ronald Reagan, the Strategic Defense Initiative allowed the use of ground-base and space-based systems in means of protecting the United States from strategic nuclear missiles. This focused more on defense, rather than offense. -
Summit in Geneva, Switzerland
The Summit in Geneva, Switzerland was Cold War Era meeting between Reagan and Gorbachev. They discussed the arms race and international diplomatic relations. -
Rejkjavik Summit, Iceland
A meeting was held in Reykjavikbetween Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev. This meeting eventually resulted in INF Treaty between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. -
Reagan speech at Brandenberg Gate, West Berlin
"Tear down this wall!" Ronald Reagan issued a challenge for Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev to destroy the Berlin Wall. Reagan said to tear down the wall as an emblem of Gorbachev's desire to increase freedom in the Eastern Bloc, through glasnot and perestroika. -
Reagan and Gorbachev sign INF Treaty
In Washington, D.C., the INF, also known as the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, was signed by Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev. It's purpose was to eliminate nuclear and conventional ground lauched misssles. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
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Gorbachev, Perestroika, Glasnost
Gorbachev became the president of the Soviet Union on March 15, 1990. Perestroika - political movement for reformation in the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Glasnost - a policy that called for increased openness and transparency in government institutions and activities in the Soviet Union. -
Fall of Soviet Union
Declaration of 142-H formally made the USSR cease to exist. It acknowledged the independence of the twelve republics of the Sovet Union, and creating the Commonwealth of Independent States.
