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1st McDonalds opens in Moscow
Fast food resturant for the soviet union. Became very popular. -
Berlin Wall Collapses
Constructed by the German Democratic Republic. This wall cut off east and west Germany. The wall was reffered to as the Anti-Fascist protection rampart. -
U.S boycott of 1980 Summer Olympics
This was a small portion of actions for a protest. They wore shirts with mesages on them. 13 soviets also joined the boycott. -
Caribbean Basin Initative
This is a trade program known as (CBI). Its intended to accomodate the ecomony and develop. It provides beneficary to other countires. -
Strategic Defense Initative
This was proposed by Ronald Reagon. This was for stratic defense. It was able to neatutalize the military componant. -
Mikhail Gorbachev becomes General Secretary.
He was the 7th leader of the soviet union. -
Iran-Contra Affair
A political scandel towards the United States. Officials secretly faciliated the sale of arms to Iran.Further funding was prohibited by congrass. -
Intermediate- Range Nuclear Forces Treaty Ratified
agreement between america and the soviet union. Came into force on June 1st of that year. -
Germany is reunified
Berlin reunited into a single city. The iron curtain was removed. -
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Ending The Cold War
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Boris Yelstin elected President of Russia
Emergaged as one of the most powerful political leaders. Vowed to transform Russia's social command economy. -
Warsaw Pact is dissolved
The withdrawl of the soviet union forced them to make a pact. In less than a year everything ceased to function. -
End of the Soviet Union
This was the defining problem for the cold war. CIS had declared the soviet union did not exsist anymore. Their president resigned a day before.
