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Detente
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The easing of strained relations
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The period of detente
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1969 to 1976
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What made the idea of generally improving relations with the United States more appealing to the USSR?
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The emergence of the split between Sino-Russia
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The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
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- 1968
- major nuclear and non-nuclear powers that pledged their cooperation in stemming the spread of nuclear technology |
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What was 2 other treaties signed by US and USSR before the solidation of the NNPT?
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Limited Test Ban Treaty in 1963 and the Outer Space Treaty.
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Why was there a breakdown in detente and stalling in arms control?
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USSR and USA both had different visions of what detente meant which manifested competition between the two.
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When was The Denouement?
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1981 to 1989
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The U.S. president responsible for the final dramatic play of the Cold War?
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President Ronald Reagan
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Rollback
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Rollback meant aiding forces around the world engaged in fighting left-leaning governments.
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When was the Strategic Initiative Defense (SDI)?
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1983
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What was the main intention of the SDI?
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The heart of the plan was to develop a space-based missile defense program that could protect the country from a large-scale nuclear attack.
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What was the nickname of the SDI proposal?
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"Star Wars"
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What are the 2 main interests that Reagan had for the SDI?
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1. He believed it would be an effective peace initiative to eliminate the threat of nuclear attack.
2. To destroy the soviet's ability to make the first strike |
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The Reagan Doctrine of 1985 was best encapsulated in NSC's __________________?
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National Security Decision Directive 75 (NSDD)
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What was the central priority of the directive 75?
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The U.S. to rebuild the credibility of its commitment to resist Soviet encroachment through on John Foster Dulles' "Roll-Back" strategy.
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U.S. using proxy allies in ________________ and __________________?
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In Nicaragua where U.S. sponsored contra rebels against the leftist Sandinista govt and in Afghanistan where the U.S. supported majuhadeen to end soviet influence.
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INF treaty
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Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty was signed in 1987 which eliminate all intermediate and short-range ground-based missiles and launchers from Europe.
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"Zero Option"
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Reagan committed the United States to dismantling its Pershing II and Tomahawk missiles if the Soviet Union agreed to discard its SS-20 missiles.
*IT DID NOT WORK. |
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What was USSR persistent in requesting the U.S. to give up?
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The SDI
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When was the Reykjavik Meeting?
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October 1986
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The significance of the Reykjavik Meeting?
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- Held a noble agenda as envisioned by two world leaders who were genuinely serious in the possibility of eliminating all ballistic missiles
- Paved the way for the official signing of the INF Treaty in December 1986. |
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When was the full implementation of the INF treaty?
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Ist June 1988
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When was the fall of Communism? (Quite touching.)
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In 1989
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What happened on November 9, 1989?
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The Berlin Wall, a potent division of Europe, came down. :')
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What was the significance of bringing down the Berlin Wall?
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It was the culminating point of the revolutionary changes sweeping East Central Europe in 1989.
Throughout the Soviet bloc, reformers assumed power and ended over 40 years of dictatorial Communist rule. ;'D |
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"Brezhnev Doctrine"
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Soviet Union's policy of intervening with military force, if necessary, to preserve Communist rule in the region.
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What did Gorbachev replace the "Brezhnev Doctrine" with?
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Perestroika and Glasnost
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What did Gorbachev encouraged under Glasnost "openness"?
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He encouraged the local Communist leaders to seek new ways of gaining popular support for their rule.
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August coup of 1991
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Coup d'état attempt by SU's hardliners to overthrow Gorbachev who ceded power to Boris Yeltsin who then saw the dissolution of the SU.
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