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end of cold war
social studies test 5/13/15
| term or question | definition or answer |
|---|---|
| Berlin Wall | wall separating communist East and non communist West Berlin, symbol of communism, comes down in 1989 |
| Richard Nixon | President in early 1970's, tried to ease world tensions with China and Soviet Union |
| Detente | policy to reduce tensions between two countries, 1972 - 1979 because Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan |
| SALT Agreement | Strategic Arms Limitations Treaty, to limit the number of nuclear warheads and missiles to the United States and the Soviet Union |
| SALT II Treaty | wasn't made because the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan |
| What happened in Afghanistan? | Soviet troops invaded, 1979 - 1989, to secure a pro-Soviet government that just took power |
| Who were the Mujahadeen? | Moslems, not only from Afghanistan, who fought the Soviet troops in Afghanistan. Backed and supplied by the U.S. |
| Ronald Reagan | President in early 1980's, wanted to deal from strength with the Soviets, increased military spending because he knew the the Soviets would do the same and run out of money and lose its hold on the countries it controls |
| Star Wars | Reagan's system to destroy Soviet missiles from space |
| Solidarity | independent labor union in Poland |
| Martial Law | emergency military rule on a country. Shut down solidarity in Poland |
| Gorbachev | 1985 - 1991 Soviet leader who wanted better relations with the United States. Cut military spending to help the economy |
| Summit Meeting | conference of the highest officials of different nations |
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