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Detente
Detente was a flexible diplomacy to ease tentions between the United States, USSR, and Peoples Republic of China. It was a new approch to the war efforts in order to be peaceful and end the Cold War. -
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Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
It was a war fought between Soviet-led Afghan forces against multi-national insurgent groups called the Mujahideen. The Soviets won and the war resulted in millions of Afghans fleeing their country, mostly to Pakistan and Iran. Hundreds of thousands of Afghan civilians were killed. -
Solidary Movement in Poland
Solidarity was a broad anti-bureaucratic social movement, using the methods of civil resistance to advance the causes of workers' rights and social change. Lech Walesa controlled the Gdańsk Shipyards and was the co-founder of the Solidary Movement or independent trade union from the communists. -
Regan's speech to the National Association of Evangelicals
This speech is known as Ronald Regan's "evil empire" speech. In this speech, he calls The Soviet Union out and says that they are evil and turnng the world evil. In this, he explains why the US in in the cold war. This is also when Ronald says that the US should just forget aout the detante doplomacy
" They preach the supremacy of the state, declare its omnipotence over individual man and predict its eventual domination of all peoples on the Earth. They are the focus of evil in the modern world" -
Strategic Defense Initiative
This program was to develop a sophisticated anti-ballistic missile system in order to prevent missile attacks from other countries, specifically the Soviet Union. This program was also known as "Star wars" for its abstract ideas, some of which included lasers.
"I call upon the scientific community in our country, those who gave us nuclear weapons, to turn their great talents now to the cause of mankind and world peace, to give us the means of rendering those nuclear weapons impotent" -
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Perstroika and Glasnost
Perestroika is the reconstruction of the political and economic system. It de-monopolization and allowed for some semi-private businesses. This would end the goverments control on prices.
Glasnost was the name for the social and political reforms allowed more rights and freedoms for the Soviet people. it allowed rights such as freedoms of speech. -
Summit in Geneva, Switzerland
The Regan and Gorbachev met for the first time to talk about international diplomatic relations and the arms race. This talk didnt have a major outcome and have many other meeting to follow it up. -
Reykjavik Summit, Iceland
It was a meeting between Reagan and Gorbachev to negotiate the use and making of nuclear weapons.This meeting resulted in the intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union. -
Speech at Bradenberg Gate
In West Berlin, President Regan went to the wall and made this speech ordering Gorbacev to tear down the Berlin Wall.
"Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" -
Berlin Wall is Taken Down
People lined up tp see this event. They were celebrating and eve chipping away at the wall. The Berlin Wall was taken down at some locations. -
INF Treaty
Reagon and Gorbachev signed this treaty to eliminate nuclear and conventional ground - launched ballistic and Cruise missles.
"In accordance with the provisions of this Treaty which includes the Memorandum of Understanding and Protocols which form an integral part thereof, each Party shall eliminate its intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles, not have such systems thereafter, and carry out the other obligations set forth in this Treaty." -
Fall of the Soviet Union
Soviet Leader, Gorbachev, resigned his posion and handed everything over to Russian President Boris Yeltsin. This allowed the republics of the Soviet Union t be independent
