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U.S. 2 Test End of Cold War (1970s-1990)

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Helsinki Accords
first time communists and non communists
first time recognized previous ww1 east europe borders
committed to three sets of recommendations focusing on security, economic, and human rights issues
Fall of berlin wall
-eastern people becoming restless with the inequality of the 2 different sides
-Tear down this Wall speech
What happened at tiananmen square
protests in china because they wanted deomcracy
Velvet Revolution
non-violent transition of power in czeckoslovakia
Yom Kippur War
Israel against egypt and syria. israel wins in 6 days. this is embarrassing bc the arabs had mostly soviet weapons.
Egypt and syria then attacks again and Israel wins again in yom kippur war
Star Wars
Us have missile base in space
1984 election Reagan's campaign
He emphasizes patriotism
detente
easing tensions
Used between U.S. and two major communist rivals China and Soviet Union
perestroika
aim to restructure economy and political systems in soviet union
glasnost
political openness
Ping Pong diplomacy
Cultural exchanges
US ping pong team played against China
Chinese send two pandas to washington zoo
this all help break down barriors
Shah of Iran
sick and wants to come to the US for treatment but people of Iran wants us to put the Shah back in to power like 1952
this leads to the Iranian hostage crisis because they protest outside of the embassy and then capture the american citizens
SALT 1 and 2
strategic arms limitation talks
salt 1 - freezes amount of missiles in all countries
salt 2 - Carter gives to senate to sign but pulls it out before approved because soviets invade afghanistan
iran-contra scandal
we sold weapons to iran but all the money went to the contras een tho congress said no more money to contras
Menachem Begin
Prime minister of Isreal
Lech Walesa
electrician to the president of poland
Vaclev Havel
co-founded the intellectual movement demanding more political freedom and free speech
becomes president
Henry Kissinger
secretary of state and national security advisor under Nixon and Ford Presidency
Came up with the idea of realpolitik
architect of ford's foreign policy
realpolitik
instead of using idealism they start using practical methods
kissinger feels he can work with china which will make soviet union
makes a deal with china and then inspires the soviets to ease tensions are doing salt 1 then to detente
Ayatollah Khomeini
takes over iran and in charge during the iran-contra
very anti - us
Hezbollah
took americans hostages in Lebanon
when we release weapons to iran we wanted iran to put pressure on them to release hostages
Sandanistas
Contras are trying to get rid of the sandinistas in nicargua
Iran - Contra scandal
Iran wants US to sell them weapons because they have an embargo (never sell iran weapons) but if they do sell weapons, iran can put pressure on Hezbollah to release hostages. Then US takes money and gives it to Contras in Nicaragua who are fighting the sandanistas.
1. Selling weapons to Iran is a scandal
2. US is not supposed to be giving money to contra rebels because they were selling drugs to US
Why did Us and other countries boycott the soviet summer olympics
they invaded afghanistan
Anwar El-Sadat
president of Egypt that signs/agrees to Camp David Accords (peace treaty between Israel and Egypt and US mediated it)
Brandenburg Gate
where reagan gave his speech to tear down this wall
Libya
country next to egypt
soldiers killed at nightclub and reagan sends ships and planes and Libyans bug them. US then shoots down Libyan planes.
aggressive foreign policy
war powers act
limited executive power in the US
Richard Nixon
Republican President that served from 1969 to 1974
Resigned as President b/c Watergate scandal would get him impeached
Believed in law and Order and "New Federalism"
Helped relationship between China and SU
Gerald Ford
Served as president from 1974-1977
Came in during Nixon's presidency after he resigned
Focused on economics
Leonid Brezhnev
Him and Nixon agreed to increased trade and exchange of scientific information
Jimmy Carter
Won 1976 election
Low popularity
Democrat
Ronald Reagan
Republican
Known as great communicator
Served two terms as president of the united states
George H.W. Bush
President during the end of the cold war
won election in 1988
Republican
Mikhail Gorbachev
Leader of the Soviet Union
Ended the Soviet Union and Soviet nations
Mao Zedong
Leader of the communist party in China
Taiwan
Recognized the government in there as China's govt
China
Communist govt that the U.S. would not recognize
Moon Landing
Showed the U.S. was more technologically advanced than the Soviet Union
Neil Armstrong
First human to walk the moon
"One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"
Buzz Aldrin
Walked on the moon with Armstrong
Vietnam
Fell to communism after the Vietnam war
Defense spending
Supported by Reagan
Would build up the military but would focus on defensive tactics
Ex: Star Wars
Invasion of Grenada
In Grenada, radical Marxists overthrew the left-wing government in 1983. Reagan sent in troops, who quickly defeated the Grenadian and Cuban soldiers, and a new anti-Communist government was put in place.
Oliver North
Was a lieutenant colonel
Gave money received from sale of weapons to Contras in Nicaragua
This was illegal under the Boland amendment
Solidarity
broad anti soviet social movement
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