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Mikhail Gorbachev becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Last reigning member of the Soviet Union. He died in 1991. -
U.S. boycott of 1980 Summer Olympics
It was a boycott against the Moscow Summer Olympics. It included protests against the Soviet invasion of Afganistan. -
Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) (“Star Wars”)
A temporary US program. It was an idea made by Reagan, mentioning new defense systems against the Soviet Union. -
“Caribbean Basin Initiative”
It was a temporary US program. Provided tariffs and trade benefits to Central America. -
Iran-Contra Affair
It was a political scandal. It involved Reagan. -
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) ratified
Treaty between US and Soviet Union. It stopped the use of missles and whatnot between the two countries. -
Boris Yelstin elected President of Russia
He brought Western influence into the Soviet Union. He established an open market in his country. -
Berlin Wall collapses
Wall that seperated East and West Germany. It was torn down. -
Germany is reunified
Germany was brought back together after the fall of the Berlin Wall. There were many protests before this. -
Warsaw Pact is dissolved
Warsaw Pact was an alliance between communist countries. It ended in the 90's. -
End of the Soviet Union
This was the fall of the Soviet Union. Also the end of the Cold War. -
1st McDonalds opens in Moscow
First signs of Western influence in Soviet Union. Opened the doors ro capitalism.
