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Detante
it was a permanent relaxation in international affairs between america, russia, and china during the cold war. -
Afghanistan
the Soviets invaded, killing the Marxist head of state, installing a puppet regime, and eventually committing almost 100,000 troops to fight the Muslim “guerillas.” -
Boycott of 1980/1984 olympics
the moscow olympics was a part of a package of actions caused by the U.S. to protest the soviet invasion in afghanistan. it preceded the 1984 summer olympics boycott carried out by the soviet union and other countries -
Glasnost and perestroika
Mikhail Gorbachev launched a new course for the soviet union, a dula program of glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring) which, made changes with the economy, internal affairs, and international relations. -
Fall of the berlin wall
communism started to fall in portland, hungary, and czechoslovakia, and east german communist wanted to move west but citizens did not agree so east german official announced borders were open. -
Dissolution of the USSR
representatives from the soviet republics declaired that they were no longer going to be a part of the soviet union, and wanted a commonwealth of independent states and only one of their 15 republics remained therefore the union fell. mainly an account of radical reforms Mikhail Gorbachev made under 6 years of his control
