The End of the Cold War Quiz

Where was Reagan leaving from when the assassin struck?

Washington DC Hilton

Who was the assassin?

John Hinckley Jr.

Reagan & Communism

Extremely ANTI-communist, Believed Soviets were "focus of evil in the modern world," Tired of practicing mutual deterrence

Peace through Strength

$1.5 trillion weapons build up to achieve strength, Bankrupt & Destroy USSR, "Star Wars" -> Strategic Defense Initiative, Open lines of communication w/USSR- proposals to control and reduce weapons

Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START)

Reduce # of nuclear bombs, conventional weapons, & nuclear testing

INF Treaty Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (1988)

US & USSR, Limited # of nukes in both arsenals, opened the door to more arms treaties between the two countries

Reagan Doctrine.

US should support rebel groups fighting against Communism or Pro-Soviet government

Aid to Afghanistan

US $$ & weapons for Afghan rebels to fight USSR (8yr war)

Grenada

US invades to overthrow communist government, Anti-Communist government

Nicaragua

Socialist Government, US secretly funded contra rebels to overthrow, Congress banned funding!!!

Iran-contra Scandal (contra-gate)

Reagan administration still wanted to fund contras, Reagan Adm. investigated, Reagan cleared, Oliver North→ Marine Colonel convicted of felony then dismissed on appeal, 11 people charged

Collapse of USSR & Eastern Bloc-Soviets economy in serious trouble

Collapsing infrastructure, Arms Race, Expensive war with Afghanistan, Discontent amongst citizens

Mikhail Gorbachev

Took office of Soviet Union in '85, introduced Glasnost, Perestroika, & Politics. Need help from US & western democracies

Glasnost

opening of Soviet society to new ideas (Western ideas)

Perestroika

restructuring of Soviet Business

Politics

citizens allowed to vote for non-communists

Eastern Bloc

Independence: Poland, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia

Germany Reunited

Berlin Wall torn down, becomes a major economic and world player once again

1991 Gorby resigns

Bans communist party from politics

USSR begins to break apart

15 independent republics struggle to rebuild

US reaction- Positives

Enjoyed seeing end of the Cold War, we see it as a victory, better relationship with former enemy

US reaction- Negatives

Who gets control of the nukes?, Political instability - Caucus Mt,. The "Stans", Russian satellite states; Belarus, Moldova, Buffer zone, War w/Ukraine

Why did Reagan build up the military?

It meant to bankrupt and destroy the Soviet Union if they tried to keep up

Reagan Doctrine

Reagan believed that the US should support guerrilla groups who were fighting to overthrow Communist or pro-Soviet governments

What was the Iran-contra scandal?

Reagan's adm. illegally continued to support the Nicaraguan rebels. They also secretly sold weapons to Iran, considered an enemy and sponsor of terrorism, in exchange for the release of American hostages in the Middle East.

What problems did the Soviet Union face by the 1980's?

the Soviet economy was suffering from years of inefficient central planning and huge expenditures on the arms race

Perestroika policy

a policy of economic and government restructuring instituted by Mikhail Gorbachev in the Soviet Union

Glasnost policy

a Soviet policy permitting open discussion of political and social issues and freer dissemination of news and information, to allow more freedom of religion and speech