Exam 3: (3/6) End of the Cold War Flashcards
3 main causes for the end of the cold war
- ) dissident movements
- ) E. European dissatisfaction with economies
- ) arms race (US and Soviet Union)
WTO
Warsaw Treaty Organization
Military alliance; ended with the cold war
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
US influence, peaceful negotiation
Gustav Husak (year)
(1969-1987) Loyal commie made leader of Czechoslovakia by USSR
Helsinki Accords (year)
(1975) 35 gov’ts signed it, including USSR
Who led the Plastic People of the Universe? (year)
(1968) Led by Ivan Jirous “Magor”
One of the authors of Charter ‘77
Vaclav Havel
Too much emphasis on heavy industry led to this (year)
(Dec. 1970) Worker strikes broke out due to prices of food, announced by Edvard Gierek
Edvard Gierek (years)
When was he removed from power?
(1970-1981) Polish leader who announced rise in food prices
Initially negotiated with strikers by promising wage increases, but later he began arresting them
(Dec. 1981) Removed from power for being too “soft” toward strikers, replaced by Wojciech Jaruzelski
KOR (year)
(1976) Committee for Workers’ Defense
Polish dissident group that collected funds for families of jailed striking workers
Mainly students and professors
Gdansk (year)
Who was involved?
(July, 1980) Strongest strikes held in this Polish port city, led by Lech Walesa (electrician)
Lech Walesa (year)
(1980) Led strikes in Gdansk
Later president through multiparty rule
Replaced Lech Walesa, ruled with military might and arrested 1000s
(1980) Wojciech Jaruzelski
SS-20 and Minuteman Missles (year)
(1977) New nuclear weapon made and distributed by USSR among E. European countries
US retaliate by making the other weapon
Strategic Defense Initiative (year)
(1983) “Star wars program” Reagan announced a protective barrier to deflect US air space with lasers
