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Summit in Geneva Switzerland
Meeting of representatives from the US, Soviet Union, Britain, and the Prime Minister of France. They were known as the "Big Four" and were trying to resolve tensions and create peace -
Richard Nixon & Policy of Detente
Was the easing of strained relations between the Soviets and U.S. Wasnt a treaty but was used in hopes to create peace between the two forces.
“The agreements [of detente] cannot be said to have played any substantial role in affecting the course of the Cold War and its final settlement. They did not have any weakening effect on US or Western resolve or behaviour, as some critics had feared, nor can it be demonstrated that they moderated the pursuit of advantage."- Raymond Garthoff -
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
Soviets invade Afghanistan. A war of the Cold War foughten by Soviet led afgan forces against the Peshawar Seven and the Tehran Eight who were equiped with weapons by the United States. -
Solidarity Movement in Poland
First non-Commnist trade union in Poland. The US provided as much as 50 million dollars to the Solidarity. -
Ronald Reagan addresses the National Association of Evangelicals
President Reagan talked about how evil communism was to the group. Soon it became known as his "evil empire speech". Adressed questions on bombs overseas and defense as well.
"Let us beware that while they [Soviet rulers] preach the supremacy of the state, declare its omnipotence over individual man, and predict its eventual domination over all the peoples of the earth, they are the focus of evil in the modern world. I urge you to beware the temptation" - Reagan -
Strategic Defense Initiative
Proposed by President Reagan to put defenses on ground and in space to protect the U.S. This was mainly to protect from nuclear missles.
"I call upon the scientific community in our country, those who gave us nuclear weapons, to turn their great talents now to the cause of mankind and world peace, to give us the means of rendering those nuclear weapons impotent and obsolete." - Ronald Reagan -
Gorbachev, Perestroika, Glasnost
Grobachev who was the general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union created the ideas of Perestroika and Glasnost which stood for restructuring and openess. His ideas changed the Soviets international affairs & relations and helped end the cold war. -
Reykjavik Summit, Iceland
Was a meeting between President Reagan and the General Secritary of the Communist Party. Things were going well to they collpased last minute and no treaty was made. -
Reagan speech at Brandenberg Gate, West Berlin
"Tear down this wall" - Reagan
Speech to the people of West Berlin. In the speech he addresses how the wall should be taken down soon to show that they (soviets) dont control them anymore. -
Reagan and Gorbachev sign INF Treaty
Treaty between U,S and Soviet Union agreeing to eliminate nuclear and conventional ground missles. The agreement was ratified by the United States May 27, 1988. -
Fall of Berlin Wall
The wall itself was physically destroyed in 1990. However after the Communist said that east Germans could freely travel out of and into East Germany a massive amount of people left. -
Fall of Soviet Union
Soviet states wanted to be independent and finally got that when the Soviet Union fell. This then created the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The day before (december 25) the President of Soviet Union resigned.
