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DETENTE
Detente was a term used during the 60's and 70's by the US snd the USSR that ment a time of relese of tension. -
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
The soviets invaded afghanistan in 1979 and ended in 1989 it lasted 9 years 1 month 3 weeks and 1 day. the USSR had this war to support the communist uprising. -
gorbachev perestroika and glasnost
gorbachev had the new idea of perestroika and glasnost whitch ment The idea of Restructuring and openess -
solidarity movement poland
a polish rae union that was controled by a non comminist party -
Ronald Reagan addresses the national association of evangelicals
on march 8, 1983 in orlando florida ronald reagan the Soviet Union an "EVIL EMPIRE". the speach about the values and how they underlay american democracy. -
"STAR WARS"
Star Wars was a defense system idea that was planed by Regan to stop missles with the use of satalites that shoot lasers like in the movie starwars. -
Geneva Summit
The summit was held on nov, 19-20 1985 to discuss terms and agreements. -
reykjavik iceland summit
This was a peace talk between the two leaders but ended with the talks collapsing -
Reagan speac at Brandenberg Gate, West Berlin
"Tear Down This WALL"!!! was the challenge to the soviet union leader to destroy the wall. -
INF treaty
The US and Soviets signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty to get rid of intermediate and short range missles. -
Fall of the Wall
Finally in 1989 the wall fell -
Fall of the Soviet Union
In the early 90's the soviet union fell and then became known as russia
