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The End of the Cold War
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Détente Date: roughly 1969-1979 Definition: thawing of relations
between the US and the USSR Concrete elements
Arms control talksIncreased tradeScientific cooperation
However, proxy conflicts continued
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The Afghan War (no, not the one you already know about)
1978: Soviet-supported left-wing government takes over Afghanistan
Mujahideen – religious fundamentalists – rise up
December 24, 1979: USSR invades Afghanistan
Soviet goal: to prop up a friendly regime in the Middle East
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Results of the Afghan War
Carter denounces the invasion
Sanctions and trade embargoes
Boycott of Moscow Olympics CIA supports mujahideen USSR withdraws in 1989 End of détente
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Ronald Reagan
Former movie star and staunch anti-Communist
1980: Reagan elected president as a Republican
Reagan promises to be tougher on Communism
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Reagan Escalates the Cold War 1985: “Reagan Doctrine” promises support for
“freedom fighters” – i.e., anti-Communists Shift from “containment” to “rollback Supports intervention (covert or overt) against
Communists in:AfghanistanGrenadaNicaraguaAngola
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Mikhail Gorbachev Becomes leader of USSR in 1985 Committed to reform
Glasnost: political openness; more freedom of information
Perestroika: restructuring; introduced elections and economic liberalization
Strong personal relationship with Reagan
Negotiated arms control
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But life in the USSR is still no fun
Low economic productivity and standard of living
Chernobyl (1986)Nuclear reactor melts
down in UkraineKills 400; exposes 60,000
to radiationSoviets attempt to cover
up news
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And the economy stagnates
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In your notebook: how do you think Soviets reacted to glasnost and perestroika?
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Reforms Backfire Perestroika leads to economic disaster
Soviets don’t know how to live in capitalismReduction in welfare hurts the poor and the
elderly Glasnost unleashes a tide of criticism
Criticism of Stalin and political repressionResponses to ChernobylCriticism of perestroikaDemocracy movement emerges
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The Soviet Union Collapses November 9, 1989: Berlin Wall falls Unpopular Communist
governments fall in Soviet satellite states
1991: Baltic states leave the USSR August 1991: hard-line
Communists kidnap Gorbachev December 25, 1991: USSR
dissolved; Gorbachev resigns