Malta Summit Flashcards
When was Bush in power?
89 - 93
When did arms control negotiations resume with USSR?
September 1989
When was the Malta Summit?
December 1989
How did the USSR change their economic system following Malta?
USSR moved towards a market driven economic system and away from the state controlled centrally planned economic system dictated under communism.
What did USSR make clear about Eastern Europe at Malta?
USSR would not use force to prevent Eastern Europe determining their own futures
What did Bush agree at Malta about intervention?
- No intervention in Germany
- No intervention in Balctic
What countries began demonstrating against the USSR?
Lithuania and Estonia
Was there any formal agreements signed at Malta?
No
When was the CFE treaty?
November 1990
What did Gorbachev agree in the CFE treaty?
Gorbachev agreed to end superiority in military capability held by the USSR in Europe.
What was the CFE treaty?
Limits placed on the scale of military hardware that any state could control
- No nuclear tech passed onto third party states
What was the final summit between Bush and Gorbachev and when?
July 1991 in Moscow
- Led to conclusion of START 1
When was the USSR formally dissolved?
26 December 1991
