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U.S. boycott of 1980
The United States would boycott the he Moscow Olympics if Soviet troops did not withdraw from Afghanistan within one month. -
Strategic Defense Initiative
This was a defense program that was to develop a system in order to prevent missle attacks from other countries, this was issued by Ronald Regan, and was very uneffective. -
Caribbean Basin Initiative
United States program that aimed to provide several tariffs and trade beneifits to mant centeral american and caribbean countries. -
Mikhail Gorbachev
Gorbachev became the secretary of the Soviet Union, then later becoming the president. He tried to democratize his country's political system and its economy. -
Iran-Contra Affair
This was a poltical scandal in the Unites States that occured during the second term of the Reagan Administration. This began as an operation to free 7 american hostages. -
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
This treaty was between the United States and the Soviet Union eliminated nuclear adnconventional ground launched ballstic and cruise missles with intermediate ranges. -
Berlin Wall collapses
East Germany's communists rulers gace permission for gates along the wall to be opened due to a day of mass protest. -
1st McDonalds opens in Moscow
The first Mcdonalds fast food resturant opens in the soviet union. -
Germany is reunified
Gorbachev began to speak about reunifying germany. Soon after reunifications negogations began. The unification treaty was passed grantinf full independence to Germany. -
Boris Yelstin elected President of Russia
Yelstin was elected the first free leader in Russia. He believed in both democratic and free reforms and played a huge role in the collapse of the Soviet Union. -
Warsaw Pact is dissolved
The rise of non communists governments had a huge impact on the power of the pact. -
end of the Soviet Union
This was a result to many of the things the world started to change. As the world changed the Soviets began to lose their power. People began to speak out, there were new leaders.
