The "second cold war" Flashcards
How many soviet soldier died in the war?
About 15,000 soviet soldier were killed and about 35,000 were wounded
What was SALT II stand for and what was in this agreement?
SALT: Strategic Arms Limitation Talks.It was intended to restrain the arms race in strategic ballistic missiles armed with nuclear weapon
What did Ronald Reagan cut to afford the weapons?
He cut the troops and education.
Who replaced President Carter as President in 1981?
1981 President Carter was replaced by the actor and the new President of America Ronald Reagan.
When did the Soviet army invade Afghanistan?
The Soviet army and the Afghans war lasted over 9 year s from December 1979 to February 1989,Mujahideen fought against soviet army &
allied Afghan forces.
How many Soviet troops were in Afghanistan by 1980?
Soviets invaded the country on the night of December 24th 1979 sending 300,000 troops.
Who boycotted the Moscow Olympic Games in 1980?
The United State of American boycotted the Moscow games because Soviet troops did not withdraw from Afghanistan within one month. .
What happened four years later in retaliation?
In retaliation,four years later the Soviet’s boycotted the L.A Olympic Games.
By how much did Reagan increased weapons spending shortly afterwards?
Ronald Reagan spent $456.5 billion in 1987 compared to $325.1 billion in 1980 and$339.6 million 1981.
What were the two sides in the civil war in Afghanistan ?
The two sides in the civil war in Afghanistan were the Taliban and Osama Bin Ladin,Al Qaida against afghan government (Amin) aided by US,Great Britain,NATO,European and UN. Amin were a communist based government-belief that reject religion and this was another reason for discontent government, (Russians aid Amin) had only war with Mujahideen.
Who financed the Mujaheddin?
The us say that all of its fund went to native Afghan rebel and denies that any of its fund were used to supply Osama Bin Ladin or foreign Arab Mujaheddin. However,even a portion form parts of the Taliban,fighting against the us military.
What was Reagan’s intention with this spending on weapon?
From the December the soviet invaded Afghanistan until the end of the war they spend about 15 billion
Why was fighting in Afghanistan difficult for the soviets?
The soviet were used to being in cold condition as Russia was not very hot like Afghanistan so the soviet troops never experience hot conditions.
Why did Afghans dislike the soviets?
The Afghans dislike the Soviets because they killed many Afghan families who had nothing to do with the war.one of the soldier of the Soviet explained how they buried a whole family to see how they died.
What was Reagan’s intention with this spending in weapons
So he could use the weapon against Soviet and send them to the Afghans so they had enough to win the war against America’s biggest enemy.
