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Berlin wall
The official purpose of this Berlin Wall was to keep Western “fascists” from entering East Germany and undermining the socialist state, but it primarily served the objective of stemming mass defections from East to West. -
Olympic Boycott
In 1980 the UNited States led a boycott to the summer Olympics to protest the late 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. In total, 65 nations refused to praticipate in the games. -
Caribbean Basin Initiative
President Ronald Reagan announces a new program of economic and military assistance to nations of the Caribbean designed to “prevent the overthrow of the governments in the region” by the “brutal and totalitarian” forces of communism. -
Strategic Defense Initiative
The purpose of this program was to develop a sophisticated anti-ballistic missile system in order to prevent missile attacks from other countries, specifically the Soviet Union. -
Mikhail Gorbachev becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
When Mikhail S. Gorbachev stepped onto the world stage in March 1985 as the new leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , it was immediately clear that he was different from his predecessors. -
Iran-Contra Affair
Ronalds regan admin sent guns in afganstan in hopes that they would release hostages in lebanon by hezbollah terroists. The U.s took millons from the weapons sale. -
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
The Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles
