World History 2024 Flashcard 9.3 - Cold War Ends

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What was the Brezhnev Doctrine?

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The right of the Soviet Union to intervene if it felt communism was being threatened

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In the late 1960’s, Alexander Dubcek attempted to reform _________ in a period known as the Prague Spring but was crushed by the Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact nations.

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Czechoslovakia

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The Soviet Union found itself in a long, unending struggle when they invaded this Asian country in 1979.

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Afghanistan

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Who was President of the United States for most of the 1980’s and played a key role in the fall of communism in the Soviet Union?

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Ronald Reagan

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The S.D.I. (Strategic Defense Initiative) program announced by President Reagan in the 1980's was a plan to build

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a satellite anti-missile laser system

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This man, after coming to power in 1985, was the LAST leader of the Soviet Union.

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Gorbachev

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Detente

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Easing of tensions

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Perestroika

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Restructuring government and economy

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This word literally means openness in Russian like free speech

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Glasnost

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From what country was Lech Walesa the leader of the Solidarity political movement which began weakening communist influence?

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Poland