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timeline of end of cw and the fall of ussr

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  • Reagan's military build-up

    Reagan's military build-up
    the intensive military build-up is a 5 year 1.5 trillion defense program for 1982-1986 including 2 strategic weapons,MXICBM Trident II SLBM and BI bomber. Most important was the Strategic Defence Initative (SDI) capable of making soviet missiles useless by shoting down soviet missiles. Shows that US capable to win the nuclear arms race by making soviet realise that it is impossible to catch uo with US military strength.Forced Gorbachev to sign the INF Treaty in 1987, ending nuclear arms race.

  • Reykjyavik Summit

    Reykjyavik Summit
    Gorbachev’s willingness to end the arms is underlined by the sweeping concessions he made at Reykjyavik, Ireland in oct 1986. He accepted Reagan’s zero option plan and even proposed the abolishment of all nuclear weapons within ten years, on a condition that the SDI programme to be removed. However, Reagan’s refused to scrap the SDI.This meant that the cold war as defined by the arms race did not end in 1986.

  • Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty

    Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty
    The significance of the INF treaty is that it drastically asymmetrical reduced 1836 Soviet missiles compared to the 867 American missiles, compared to 283 American launchers and 867 missiles. Shows that Gorbachev more willing to end the cw.
    It is a turning pt of the Arms race as it is the 1st time eliminating their stocks of missiles rather than reducing their production. possible end of arms race.

  • Gorbachev's speech at the UN

    Gorbachev's speech at the UN
    In contrast with Khrushchev's declaration of the eventual triumoh of socialism over capitalism in 1960, Gorbachev announced that international relations would now be free of ideology, which means that it allows EE states to have freedom of ideology. Indicates the end of division in Europe and ideological conflict

  • solidarity wins polish elections

    solidarity wins polish elections
    Formed the 1st non-communism govt of Poland which marks the end of division of Europe, no more division btw Capitalism and communism. influence other EE states to break away from the USSR

  • Fall of Berlin Wall

    Fall of Berlin Wall
    indicate the end of divsion in Europe

  • Secession of Soviet republics

    Secession of Soviet republics
    The breakup of the soviet baltic states (Lithuannia, Estonia)

  • August Coup