reagan, the end of the cold war Flashcards
how did reagan win over the people during the 1980 presidential election
provided a return to normalcy
preached traditional values of new conservative movement
spoke language of and could connect with common man
did reagan like detente
thought detente had failed, thought the US should take an aggressive approach instead
how does reagan approach the Soviets
his rhetoric becomes more challenging against the soviets
calls them an evil empire and a sponsor of terrorism
reagan doctrine vows to help third world countries fight against communism
builds up US military
why did reagan increase military spending
increases spending knowing the soviets couldn’t afford to spend as much as the US, if their soviets tried to compete, their economy would collapse
what was the new program SDI
it would allow the US to destroy soviet mussels before they hit he US, but he wasn’t able to institute this during his presidency
how does reagan support anti-communists
funded and trained the Mujahideen
US backed the Contras
US invaded Grenada to prevent them from becoming communist
what were the two policies that Gorbachev issued
Glasnost-opening the Soviet Union to new ideas- political rights and freedom
Perestroika-changing the Soviet system to move away from the government controlled economy
what is reagan’s response to Gorbachevs new policies
reagan wants the Soviets to change, likes that they’ve showed change, not just said it
what comes out of the meeting between reagan and gorbachev
create agreements to reduce nuclear arms
INF agreement between the US and Soviets to eliminate ground launched short range missiles
summarize the air traffic controller strike
wanted less hours per week and a raise
reagan called strike illegal and if the controllers didn’t return to work they’d loose their job, workers didn’t return and almost all were fired
showed that he was an american president who meant what he said
what was the new conservative movement
return to traditional american values
federal government had too many rules, collected too much in taxes, and spent too much money in social programs
who is sandra day o’connor
she was the first woman ever appointed to the court
what did reagan look for when he appointed supreme court justices
someone who shared the same conservative views, someone who favored a stricter interpretation of the constitution
summarize the challenger tragedy
on board was the first civilian to ever be in space, after the launch the challenger explodes in the air, great loss for america
what is reaganomics
called for tax cuts, less government spending
economic policy
summarize three aspects of reaganomics
increased the supply of good and services which decreased prices
congress lowered taxes and reduced federal programs
increased military spending
summarize two impacts of reaganomics
higher defense spending and lower taxes, spent more money then they collected and increased federal debt
economy began to grow, businesses expanded and high jobless rate declined
summarize the election of 1984
ronald reagan vs walter mondale
Americans worried that reagan was getting old, made jokes
was re-elected
who did the US help when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan
the anti-communist Mujahideen
what is the background of the collapse of the soviet union
war in afghanistan drained soviet resources, eventually withdrew
soviets could not compete with US military build up, gorbachev reduced nuclear arms and reformed soviet system
what happens in result of the soviets weakened military
berlin wall falls in 1989, east germany’s communist government collapses and reunited with west germany
communists loose power in many revolutions including poland, hungary, romania
what happens during the failed coup
soviet supporters tried to keep the soviet union communist
Boris Yeltsin rallied with millions of russians in support of gorbachev and defeats the coup
what happens after the coup
gorbachev resigns as leader of the soviet union, former parts of the soviet union divides into 15 independent nations
why did the soviet union collapse
Afghanistan drained soviets resources
could not afford the arms race
without competition, he soviet economy did not develop
soviet system had become corrupt
glasnost and perestroika gave people the demand for freedom and fueled revolutions
three ways that the soviet involvement in afghanistan mirrors american involvement in vietnam
war divided people, one side was the Afghan government and the other the afghan republic army
afghanistan soldiers were shown as hero’s, but the soviets saw then as lousy, like the Americans and the south
soviets involves themselves with an outside country who was already fighting, both ended up loosing more than they gained
summarize the accident at chernobyl
in april 1986, a nuclear power plant in Ukraine released radioactive material into the soviet union and parts of europe, this affected the lives of hundreds of thousands of people
why was the secrecy of the soviet system to blame for the events at chernobyl
the scientists had been telling them everything was safe which caused people not to worry, the scientists didn’t want to get in trouble by the government so they hid it
what impact does the small production rate compared to the soviets population have in the soviets economy
the country was increasingly dependent on imported goods because they weren’t able to keep it pace
the soviets were using more resources than the US
took the soviets longer to process raw materials and build new structures
three reasons why the soviet union is falling behind
crime rate in climbing, alcoholism is growing
lag in development of education
technical progress has slowed down
