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U.S. boycott of 1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics Boycott occured during the Moscow Olympics. It was to protest the Soviet Union invasion in Afghanistan. -
Strategic Defense Initiative
Proposed by President Ronald Reagan. Ground and space based sytems used to protect the United States from nuclear attack. -
Caribbean Basin Initiative
The Caribbean Basin Initative was a unilateral and temporary United States program. It aimed to provide tariff and trade benefits for the Caribbean Islands. -
Mikhail Gorbachev becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Title given to the leader og the communist party of the Soviet Union. With this position you become basicly leader of the Soviet Union. -
Iran-Contra Affair
Occured during the second term of the Reagan Administration. Was an arms sale to try to release several US hostages. -
Berlin Wall collapses
Was constructed by the German Democratic Republic. It completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin.