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US Boycott of 1980 olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics boycott of the Moscow Olympics was one part of a number of actions initiated by the United States to protest the Soviet invasion in Afghanistan.[1] The Soviet Union and other countries would later support the 1984 Summer Olympics boycott. -
Strateguc Defense Initiative
The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), also known as Star Wars, was a program first initiated on March 23, 1983 under President Ronald Reagan. The intent 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. -
Iran-Contra Affrair
a political scandal in the United States that occurred during the second term of the Reagan Administration. -
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. -
1st Mcdonalds opens in Moscow
The Soviet Union’s first McDonald’s fast food restaurant opens in Moscow. Tons of people line up to pay the equivalent of several days’ wages for Big Macs, shakes, and french fries. -
Mikhail Gorbachev becomes General Secretary of the CommunistParty of the Soviet Union
He was the eighth and last leader of the Soviet Union, having served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991 when the party was dissolved. -
Germany Reunified
The German Democratic Republic joined the Federal Republic of Germany to form the reunited nation of Germany, -
Boris Yelstin elected President of Russia
Originally a supporter of Mikhail Gorbachev, Yeltsin emerged under the perestroika reforms as one of Gorbachev's most powerful political opponents. -
Belin Wall Collapses
Completely cut off (by land) West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin until it was opened in November 1989.[ Its demolition officially began on 13 June 1990 and was completed in 1992. -
Warsaw Pact Disolved
After the collapse of the USSR and the end of the Cold War, the alliance was transformed into the subsequent Collective Security Treaty Organization, -
USSR Dissolves
The dissolution of the Soviet Union was formally enacted on December 26, 1991, as a result of the declaration no -
Carribean Basin Initiative
The Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) was a unilateral and temporary United States program initiated by the 1983 Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA). The CBI came into effect on January 1, 1984, and aimed to provide several tariff and trade benefits to many Central American and Caribbean countries
