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The Brezhnev Era, 1972-1985 Flashcards

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Martial Law declared in Poland

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December 1981

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Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

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December 1979

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Brezhnev dies, replaced by Andropov

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November 1982

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Helsinki Accords

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1975

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SALT II signed

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June 1979

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Jimmy Carter elected president of USA

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November 1976

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Nixon resigns, is replaced by Gerald Ford

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August 1974

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Allende overthrown in Chile and replaced by Pinochet

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September 1973

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Fall of Saigon and reunification of Vietnam

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April 1975

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Margaret Thatcher elected Prime Minister of the UK

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May 1979

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Ronald Reagan elected president of USA

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November 1980

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Death of Mao Zedong

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September 1976

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Gdansk Agreement signed in Poland

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August 1980

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Gorbachev becomes leader of the Soviet Union

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March 1985

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Cease fire in Vietnam

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January 1973

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Sandinista victory in Nicaragua

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July 1979

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Khmer Rouge victory in Cambodian Civil War

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1975

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Boycott of Moscow Olympics

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March 1980

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Reagan announces the SDI, or ‘Star Wars’ programme

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March 1983

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Reagan denounces Soviet Union for lack of human rights

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March 1982

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The CIA supports anti-Sandinista Contras

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November 1981

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US invasion of Grenada

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October 1983

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Paris Peace Agreement

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January 1973

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Sino-Vietnamese War

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February 1979

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Andropov does, succeeded by Chernenko

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February 1984

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Soviet and Cuban forces help install Communist government in Angola

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February 1976

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