Reagan and the 'Second Cold War' (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Period when Cold War tensions began reducing
Period when Cold War tensions began reducing
Mid-1980s
Soviet economic state when Gorbachev took power
Soviet economic state when Gorbachev took power
Struggling
Major Soviet nuclear disaster, April 1986
Major Soviet nuclear disaster, April 1986
Chernobyl disaster
Gorbachev's 'restructuring' reform policy
Gorbachev's 'restructuring' reform policy
Perestroika
Gorbachev's 'openness' reform policy
Gorbachev's 'openness' reform policy
Glasnost
Gorbachev's goal for communist system
Gorbachev's goal for communist system
Strengthen it, not replace it
Reagan-Gorbachev summit, October 1986
Reagan-Gorbachev summit, October 1986
Reykjavik Summit
Reagan's satellite defence program nickname
Reagan's satellite defence program nickname
Star Wars (SDI)
INF Treaty signing date
INF Treaty signing date
December 1987
Full form of INF
Full form of INF
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces
Historic first achieved by INF Treaty
Historic first achieved by INF Treaty
Destroying existing nuclear weapons, not just limiting new ones
Missile ranges eliminated by INF Treaty (km)
Missile ranges eliminated by INF Treaty (km)
500-5,500 km
Year Gorbachev became Soviet leader
Year Gorbachev became Soviet leader
1985
War draining Soviet resources in 1980s
War draining Soviet resources in 1980s
Afghanistan war