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U.S. boycott of 1980 Summer Olympics
It was an action taken by the United States to potest the Soviet Union invasion in Afghanistan. The United States wanted the Soviet Union to withdraw troops within a month of the announcment of the boycott. -
Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) (“Star Wars”)
This initative was a defense program rather than an offensive strategy. It focused on defending the United States from any air or ground nuclear weapons. -
“Caribbean Basin Initiative”
Created to provide many tariff and trade benefits to Cental American and Caribbean countries. It arose in the context of a U.S. desire to respond with aid and trade to leftist movements that were active in some countries of the region. -
Mikhail Gorbachev becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Mikail Gorbachev was the eight and final leader of the Soviet Union. He failed to revive Russia's economy and didn't follow through with his plans. He was a major part in the downfall of the Soviet Union. -
Iran-Contra Affair
Was a scandal during the second term of Ronald Reagon. Senior administrators secretly sold arms to Iran to fund an illegal procedure that congress denied. -
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) ratified
It elimated the Soviet Union and United States medium and short term missles. It elinmated the nuclear and convential missles within 3,400 miles. -
1st McDonalds opens in Moscow
The first Mcdonalds fast food restaurant opened in Moscow, Russia. It was important because it showed citzens that things were changing for the better. -
Germany is reunified
The German reunificationwas the process in 1990 in which the German Democratic Republic joined the Federal Republic of Germany to form the reunited nation of Germany. It also brought Berlin back to a single city instead of being divided. -
Berlin Wall collapses
The wall divide Berlin from 1961 to 1989. The demolition June 13, 1990 and ended in 1992. It paved the way for the reunionification of Germany. -
Warsaw Pact is dissolved
The Warsaw Pact ends which showed how the Soviet Union was coming to an end. It lasted 36 years in response to the formation of NATO. The Pact was left behind by East Germany when it reunited with West 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. He planned so many great things but his downfall was many political and economic crises taht he never recovered from. -
end of the Soviet Union
Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, the eighth and last leader of the Soviet Union, resigned, declared his office extinct. The end of the Soviet Union once in for all declared an end to the Cold War.
