The Decline of Cold War Certainties from 1972-90 (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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Year Reagan left office
Year Reagan left office
1989
Date Berlin Wall fell
Date Berlin Wall fell
9 November 1989
What fall of Berlin Wall symbolised
What fall of Berlin Wall symbolised
Symbolically ended the Cold War
Date Gorbachev resigned as USSR President
Date Gorbachev resigned as USSR President
Christmas Day 1991
Result of Gorbachev's 1991 resignation
Result of Gorbachev's 1991 resignation
Soviet Union ceased to exist
US's most spectacular containment failure
US's most spectacular containment failure
Vietnam
What containment successfully limited
What containment successfully limited
Spread of communism
Factor contributing to USSR downfall
Factor contributing to USSR downfall
Huge defence spending
Historian who assessed containment policy
Historian who assessed containment policy
Raymond L. Garthoff
Time for E. Europe communist govts to fall
Time for E. Europe communist govts to fall
Less than one year
US status at end of Cold War
US status at end of Cold War
World's only superpower
Ultimate reason for end of Cold War
Ultimate reason for end of Cold War
Failure of Gorbachev's radical reforms in 1980s