new personalities Flashcards
what led to the rise in neo-conservitives
criticism of carter
divisions in carter administration
after shock of veitnam
technological and ecnomic us superiority
how was carter criticised
naieve
lack forign policy experince
too much emphsis on human rights
what regan blame previous administrations for
being taken advantage of erouding us power
what did regan state in a speach in march 1983
ussr responcible for global unrest
what did regan thing the us should return to
unilatralism and containment and confrontation
-end detente
what was regans stance on comunism
agressivly anti-comunist
how did regan increase us military spending
1981- $178 bill
1986- $367 bill
what new technology was developed under regan
464 cruise missiles in eu
SDI
stealth bombers
trident
what was the regan doctrine
halt speed of communism in 3rd world countries
what did regan implement to undermine communism and what type of operations did he use
militarised counter revolution
covert operations
who did the us form closer ties with under regan
uk
when was SDI and what was it nicknamed
1983
star wars
what was the aim of SDI
ground and space systems to protect the us from BM attack
what threat did star wars pose
violated previous agreements
destabilised mutual deterrence
strain on soviet economy and negotiations
what agreements did star wars violate
1963-test ban treaty
1967- outer space treaty
1972- anti ballistic missile treaty
in what way did star wars strain soviet negotiations
they didn’t understand the new technology
was SDI possible
no the technology wasn’t at this level
what was the significance of regan’s policies
economic problems in eastern bloc
suggest aim of a winnable nuclear war
confrontation heightened tensions
what led to some limited arms control by the end of 1981
pressure from european nations and nuclear freeze movement
when did START start and how was it after a year
mid 1982
still wide gap between super powers
what made the ussr believe the us wasnt serious about START
us commitment to deploying missiles in europe nov 83
what led the ussr to abandon start
pershing 2 and 1st cruise missiles
who did tegan blame for the breakdown of START
the ussr as they abandoned the talks
when did thatcher visit the us and what did this begin
feb 1981
honeymoon period of us-uk realtionship
when did regan visit the uk and what did he do
june 1982
a speach targeting the soviet union
what did thatcher and regan agree
the cold war had gone on too long
detente aided the ussr
what did britian accept the us doing in 1986
landing f-111 bombers in libya
what did the us reward the uks loyalty with
br extraditing for trial in northen ireland IRA terrorists taking refuge in the us
why was britan less willing to accept SDI
it threatened nuclear umbrella
feared an imballance in conventional forces with the east
believed in deterence through nukes
what contry was John paul 2 from
poland
when was john paul elected
1978
what was john pauls impact in poland
more direct role of caltholic church in poland
when did john paul visit poland
june 1979
what did john paul do in his visit to poland
tell 12 mill poles that non-conformists need to work for peace
what was the impact of john paul in poland
it was a deeply catholic state so the poles listened to him
he spoke freely in a controling state
what was the name for the old people controling the ussr
gerentocracy
what did the gerentocracy lead to
concervatism in the politburo
poor communication and inflexiblity
