8.2 - Impact of USSR economic problems on the CW Flashcards
What did Reagan describe the USSR as in 1981?
An ‘evil empire’
What did Reagan increase defence spending to from 1980 to 1981?
1980 - $71 billion
1981 - $147 billion
How much did the SDI programme cost from 1983 to 1987?
$200 billion
When Gorbachev started to resolve the Cold War conflict, what % of its GDP was the USSR spending on military?
17%
When did Gorbachev become General Secretary?
September 1985
When was the Geneva Summit between Reagan and Gorbachev?
November 1985
What did Reagan and Gorbachev work towards agreeing at the Geneva Summit?
Halving their nuclear arsenals and eventually eliminating all medium-range missiles
What was the joint statement at the Geneva Summit in November 1985?
A ‘nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought’
When and where did Reagan and Gorbachev meet for the 2nd time?
At the Reykjavik Summit in October 1986
What was agreed at the Washington Summit 1987?
The INF Treaty
What did the INF Treaty do?
Ended the deployment of all medium-range nuclear missiles
How many missiles had been destroyed by 1991?
2692
Why was the Malta summit in 1989 significant?
It ended the cold war
SOVIET REFORM - PERESTROIKA AND GLASNOST
SOVIET REFORM - PERESTROIKA AND GLASNOST
What did Perestroika allow?
Foreign companies to legally own up to 49% of a Soviet business
