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End of the Cold War Timeline

By Brandon Wine

  • U.S. boycott of 1980 Summer Olympics

    U.S. boycott of 1980 Summer Olympics
    U.S. president Jimmy Carter was planning to boycott the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics. Due to the invasion by the Soviets in Afghanistan.

  • Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) (“Star Wars”)

    Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) (“Star Wars”)
    This was initiaed under the power of the President at the time which was Ronald Regan. This Plan was nicknamed "Star Wars" because of the farefetched ideas.

  • Mikhail Gorbachev becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

    Mikhail Gorbachev becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
    Gohbachov's parents were peasents living in the Stavrapol area. Also, he was in office for 20+ years.

  • 7.) Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) ratified

    7.) Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) ratified
    This was a treaty of the removal of all itermediate and shorter ranged missiles. Also, the removal of all groung based missiles as well.

  • Berlin Wall collapses

    Berlin Wall collapses
    The wall was put up after World War II to keep the East side to flee to the West side.The wall was up for 28 years.

  • 1st McDonalds opens in Moscow

    1st McDonalds opens in Moscow
    The first day had a great turnout. Yet this was not the economic standpoint for most Russian citizens as just enjoying a country of rebuild.

  • Germany is reunified

    Germany is reunified
    Political reunification started in today's Germany. Secondly, a lot of businesses in the Eastern part of split Germany caused a secession when rejoined.

  • Warsaw Pact is dissolved

    Warsaw Pact is dissolved
    This occurrance was caued by the collapse of the Soviet Union. Also, within a year this event went into effect.

  • Boris Yelstin elected President of Russia

    Boris Yelstin elected President of Russia
    Yeltsin criticized and corrected Ghorbachov's things while in office. Lastly, he knew had to show himself off to become president and he did that.

  • end of the Soviet Union

    end of the Soviet Union
    The world was truely suprised by the fall of the Soviet Union so quickly. Lastly, Thinking of improving the country just seemed problematic.

  • “Caribbean Basin Initiative”

    “Caribbean Basin Initiative”
    This will contiune until 2020. This initiative was put into place for a free trading agrrement through all participants.

  • Iran-Contra Affair

    Iran-Contra Affair
    This all strted out as a internal U.S. confrantaitiion. Lastly, Regan believed supporting Iran would improve relations ands it did not.