Reagan, Gorbachev and the End of the Cold War Flashcards by Thomas RICHMOND | Brainscape

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Jan 1981

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Reagan became President

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March 1983

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SDI (Strategic Defence Initiative) announced

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March 1985

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Gorbachev became leader of the USSR

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1985 —>

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Gorbachev introduced “new thinking” to the USSR

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Oct 1986

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Reagan and Gorbachev met at the Reykjavik summit

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May 1989

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Hungary opened its border with Austria

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Nov 1989

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The Berlin Wall came down

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Dec 1991

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Gorbachev resigned and the USSR fell apart

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Perestroika

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Russian word for restructure

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Glasnost

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Russian word for openness

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