AP World History 8.8 Flashcards

Ronald Reagan

U.S. president known for robust anti-communist stance and efforts to end the Cold War in the 1980s./

Mikhail Gorbachev

Soviet leader who implemented reforms that aimed to modernize the Soviet Union and reduce tensions with the West./

Détente

Period of eased tensions between the U.S. and Soviet Union characterized by diplomatic engagements and limited agreements./

SALT

Agreement to cap the number of nuclear missiles each superpower could possess, signed in 1972./

Perestroika

Economic policy aimed at restructuring the Soviet economic system to incorporate market-like reforms./

Glasnost

Policy promoting openness and transparency in government, allowing for increased political freedoms in the Soviet Union./

INF

1987 agreement that eliminated intermediate-range nuclear weapons between the U.S. and the Soviet Union./

Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)

Proposed missile defense system intended to protect the U.S. from nuclear missile attacks, announced in 1983.