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A policy introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev in the 1980s aimed at increasing transparency and openness in government institutions and activities in the Soviet Union.
Glasnost
A political and economic reform policy initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev in the 1980s, aimed at restructuring the Soviet economy and introducing elements of market-like reforms.
Perestroika
A trade union and social movement in Poland that played a significant role in opposing communist rule and advocating for workers' rights during the 1980s.
Solidarity
A foreign policy approach adopted by Mikhail Gorbachev in the late 1980s allowing Eastern European countries to determine their own internal affairs and reject Soviet intervention.
Sinatra Doctrine
A 1991 attempt by hardline members of the Soviet government to overthrow Mikhail Gorbachev, which ultimately failed and accelerated the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Failed August Coup
A strategic defense initiative proposed by President Ronald Reagan in the 1980s to develop a missile defense system to protect the United States from nuclear missile attacks. Scientists were VERY skeptical
Star Wars
A treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union aimed at reducing nuclear weapons stockpiles, signed in 1991.
START
An agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union, signed in 1987, to eliminate intermediate-range nuclear missiles and reduce the risk of nuclear confrontation.
INF Treaty
A diplomatic agreement signed in 1975 by 35 nations aimed at improving relations between the Communist bloc and the West, addressing issues such as security, economic cooperation, and human rights.
Helsinki Accords
A collective defense organization established in 1954 to prevent the spread of communism in Southeast Asia, involving the United States and several Asian allies.
SEATO
A period of political liberalization in Czechoslovakia during the 1960s, marked by reforms and a brief attempt to establish a more democratic government before the Soviet invasion in 1968.
Prague Spring
An agreement signed in 1963 that prohibited all nuclear tests in the atmosphere, underwater, and in space, aimed at curbing the nuclear arms race during the Cold War.
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
A foreign policy strategy articulated by President Richard Nixon in 1969, emphasizing that the United States would assist allies in their defense but would expect them to take primary responsibility for their own military defense.
Nixon Doctrine
SALT I
Negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union that resulted in a 1972 treaty limiting the number of nuclear weapons and missile launchers, marking a significant step in arms control during the Cold War.
SALT II
The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks II (SALT II) were negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union that aimed to further limit nuclear weapons and was signed in 1979, although it was never ratified by the U.S. Senate.
Sino Soviet Split
The deterioration of relations between China and the Soviet Union during the late 1950s and 1960s, leading to a significant ideological and political rift that affected global communist movements.
Fall of Berlin Wall
The event in 1989 that symbolized the end of the Cold War, marking the collapse of the physical and ideological barriers between East and West Germany, and leading to German reunification.
Collapse of USSR
The disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991, which resulted in the independence of several former Soviet republics and marked the definitive end of the Cold War.
Commonwealth of Independent States
A regional organization formed in 1991 by several former Soviet republics following the dissolution of the USSR, aimed at fostering cooperation and coordination among its member states.
Velvet Revolution
A non-violent transition of power in Czechoslovakia during 1989 that led to the end of communist rule and the establishment of a parliamentary democracy.
Pan-European Picnic
A peaceful demonstration that took place in 1989 at the Austro-Hungarian border, where East Germans were allowed to cross into Austria, symbolizing the opening of borders and the beginning of the end for communist regimes in Eastern Europe.
