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Richard Nixon & Policy of Detente
Nixon's policy of detente, was meant to ease the Cold War Tentions, it replaced previous diplomatic efforts based on suspicion and distrsut.
Nixon was in office from 1969 to 1974, and was a Republican -
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
Soviet Union troops invades Afghanistan, to provide support to the country's communist goverments against the anticommunist Muslim guerrillas during the Afghan War. Soviets troops remained in Afghanistan until february 1989. -
Solidarity Movement in Poland
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Ronald Reagan Addresses The National Association of Evangelicals
During his speech at the 41st Annual Convention of National Association of evangelicals, President Ronald Reagan referred to the Soviet Union as the "Evil Empire".
"Evil Empire" speech - "Let us pray for the salvation of those who live in that totalitarian darkness-pray that they will discover the joy of knowing God." -
Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars)
Proposed by U.S President Ronald Reagan, which enable the use of ground-based and space-based systems to protect the US from attack by strategic nuclear missiles. SDI was know as the Stars Wars after the film 1977 by George Lucas. -
Gorbachev, Perestroika, Glasnost
Mikhail Gorbachev was the leader of the Soviet Union from 15 March 1990 to 25 December 1991 (resigned a day before the dessolution of USSR)
Perestroika "restructing" was a political movement for reformations withn the Soviet Union , to restruct the Soviet political and economic system.
Glasnot was a policy that was reffered to the openess and transparency in goverments institutions in the USSR -
Summit in Geneva, Switzerland
A SUmmit between President Reagan and Gorbachev, it was the first time that both leaders met, to talksabout international diplomatic relations and arm race. -
Reykjavik Summit, Iceland
The Summit in Iceland was between President Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev. The Summit ended with no aggreemtens, however it led to INF treaty in 1987. -
Reagan's speech at Brandenburg Gate, West Berlin
In his speech near the Berlin Wall, Reagan recognized MIkhail Gorbachev's efforts at reform in the USSR. Still he challegend the leader to tear down the BErlin Wall taht symbolized the division between communism and democracy. -
Reagan and Gorbachev sign INF Treaty
The INF Treaty signed by president Reagan and Gorbachev, eliminated nuclear ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles with ranges, defined as between 500-5,500 km -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was finally destroyed, endidng the long term separations of West and East Berlinn. (Removal of Iron Courtain). The wall stood for almost 30 years, before being destroyed. -
Fall of the Soviet Union
On December 25, 1991 the President of the oviet union MIkhail Gorbachev resigned, declaring his office extinct.That same day the flag of the USSR was replaced with the one of Russia. The fall of the Soviet Union, end the end of the Cold War, ended hostilities between NATO and the Warsaw Pact.
