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US boycotts 1980 Olympics
The US told the Soviet Union they would boycott the Olympics if they didn't pull out troops from Afghanistan. Other countries joined the protest with the US. -
Strategic Defense Initiative
SDI included technology that had not been developed at that time. There were many critics of the SDI. -
Caribbean Basin Initiative
Created tariff and tradde benefits to Caribbean countries. This is in place until 2020. -
Mikhail Gorbachev became General Secretary of Communist Party
He was General Secretary from 1985-1991. He was the last undisputed leader of the Soviet Union. -
Iran Contra Affair
It was a political scandal in the US. Weapons were sold to Iran in hopes some prisoners would be let go. -
Immediate range nuclear forces treaty ratified
The USSR had 3 years to destroy their short range and immediate range missles. There would be inspections to make sure the treaty was followed. -
Berlin Wall Collapses
It cut off West Berlin from East Germany. After the collapse people were able to cross without punishment between the borders of the wall. -
1st McDonald's opens in Moscow
People lined up to pay days worth of wages for Big Macs. The people of the Soviet Union supported the McDonalds. -
Germany is reunified
It cost a lot of money to reunify Germany. There is still a divide of the culture between East and West Germany. -
Warsaw Pact is dissolved
It was a Soviet dominated alliance. The countries wanted to seperate from the Soviet Union. -
Boris Yelstin elected President of Russia
He was elected by popular vote. He was re-elected in 1996. -
End of the Soviet Union
It changed to 15 different countries. It showed capitalism is over socialism.