End Of Cao

Question 1

Jan 1981

Answer 1

Reagan takes office

Question 2

March 1983

Answer 2

Star Wars (SDI) initiative and Evil Empire Speech

Question 3

Nov 1983

Answer 3

Deploying of Pershing 2 Missiles and Cruise missiles to Western Europe
Able Archer Excercise

Question 4

Mar 1985

Answer 4

Gorbachev came to power
Same year adopted Glastnost

Question 5

Nov 1985

Answer 5

Geneva Summit between Reagan and Gorbachev
First meeting and build in of good rapport

Question 6

Feb 1986

Answer 6

New thinking policy introduced to Party Congress
Key points were to A) advocate arms reduction and call for arms equality with the USA
B) use the UN as the main tool for disputes
C) Renounce the Soviet prerogative of the Brezhnev Doctrine
D) reduce Soviet interference in third world

Question 7

Oct 1986

Answer 7

Reykjavik Summit; came close to abolishing all nuclear arms but deal breaker by SDI programme

Question 8

Jan 1987

Answer 8

Calls for democratisation of the Soviet Unions political processes; introduction of elections and re-educate people.

Question 9

June 1987

Answer 9

Perestroika; Law on State enterprises (State enterprises free to dictate prices after achieving state quota),
Law on Cooperatives in May to permit private ownership

Question 10

Dec 1987

Answer 10

Washington Summit, INF Treaty signed abolishing a whole category of nukes

Question 11

May 1988

Answer 11

Moscow Summit ratifying INF treaty but again disagreements on SDI

Question 12

Feb 1989

Answer 12

End of War in Afghanistan

Question 13

4 June 1989

Answer 13

Solidarity victory in elections in Poland

Question 14

9 Nov 1989

Answer 14

Fall of the Berlin Wall (Representing the collapse of communism in East Germany)

Question 15

1990

Answer 15

Declaration of Independence of many Soviet states: Russia, Ukraine, Baltic States, Uzbekistan etc.

Question 16

Mar 1991

Answer 16

New Union Treaty suggesting Union of Republic but referendum boycotted by 9/15 republics

Question 17

Aug 1991

Answer 17

Coup by conservatives due to the New Union Treaty and Boris Yeltsin comes to rescue

Question 18

25 December 1991

Answer 18

Gorbachev resignation as president and the official dissolution of the USSR

Question 19

4 Sep - 4 Nov 1989

Answer 19

Leipzig Demonstrations; around 500,000 people gathered at East Berlin

Question 20

16 Jan 1991

Answer 20

Gulf War broke out and first time in history both superpowers worked together to deal with threat, this was despite Iraq being an ally to the USSR, showing full commitment to USSR cooperation with the US