as “that evil empire”. Then‚ at the end of the 1980’s‚ the USSR started to lose control of its satellite countries due to factors such as Solidarity in Poland‚ where they wanted greater freedom. The strikes brought the country to a halt and even Gorbachev was encouraging greater freedoms in the USSR and satellite countries. By nineteen ninety one‚ the USSR had disintegrated and the Cold War suddenly ended. Reagan played an influential part of the Soviet Union’s deterioration‚ increasing the USA defence
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communist party‚ and the fall of Soviet Russia. Boris Yeltsin‚ the president of the Russian Parliament at the time‚ played the ant-coup role. He took the chance to promote both himself and Russia. He later demanded that Mikhail Gorbachev return as the Soviet president‚ but when Gorbachev returned from house arrest in Crimea‚ Yeltsin demonstrated that he was the more powerful leader by banning the communist party and seizing all of its property. The K.G.B. fell along with
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The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Russian: Сою́з Сове́тских Социалисти́ческих Респу́блик‚ tr. Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik) abbreviated to USSR (Russian: СССР‚ tr. SSSR) or the Soviet Union (Russian: Советский Союз‚ tr. Sovetsky Soyuz)‚ was a constitutionally socialist state that existed between 1922 and 1991‚ ruled as a single-party state by the Communist Party with its capital as Moscow.[3] A union of 15 subnational Soviet republics‚ its government and economy were highly
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accomplishment of the Reagan administration and was a major first step in disarming the Cold War.” (2008) These talks between Reagan and Gorbachev lead to the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty‚ which was argued and compromised over those years. Reagan left office in 1989 with the treaty in place. With the fall of the Soviet Union evident‚ n July 31‚ 1991 Bush and Gorbachev signed the treaty officially ending the Cold War. Conclusion Reagan was the 40th President of the United States and is considered “The
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Vietnam War vs. Soviet Afghan War Vietnam War vs. Soviet-Afghan War The Vietnam War was a long and costly armed conflict between the communist regime of North Vietnam who joined forces with its southern allies‚ also know as the Viet Cong‚ and South Vietnam and their principle ally‚ know as the United States of America. The War began in the year 1954‚ after the accession to power of Ho Chi Minh and his communist Viet Minh party in North Vietnam. This continued against
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brinkmanship ’ of the Cuban missile crisis to détente. Gorbachev realising the importance of arms control in mutual political accommodation‚ initiated INF. INF and NST alleviated secrecy and suspicion and began a spirit of cooperation that could not have been achieved without successful talks. The interactions also helped the two sides to understand each other better. Through the frequent summit-meetings between Gorbachev and Reagan and Gorbachev and Bush the American public got to know the face of
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Chinua Achebe once said‚ “If you want to see it well‚ you must not stand in one place.” I thought of that quote many times during the viewing of the two films‚ Of Miracles and Men and Miracle because of the value that it had in the situation. The Cold War was a battle of nationalistic pride‚ and I too felt that pride even after 30 years; and that is perhaps why I had never even thought of any other perspective besides the American view. We were powered by capitalism‚ had complete control‚ and came
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can be seen as the catalyst for the increase in nationalism as the planned restructuring of the USSR exposed fundamental flaws in the Soviet system. The policy of Glasnost also exposed corruption within the Caucasian and Central Asian republics‚ Gorbachev responded by replacing the Kazakh Communist Party leader Kunaev with a Russian. This caused a great deal of rioting in Almaty (Strayer‚ 1998; 150-151). Further to the rise of popular front movements within the constituent republics‚ the Soviet Union
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Margaret Thatcher Margaret Thatcher‚ one of the best recognized women in the British history‚ was a politician‚ the firstts female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the lLeader of the Conservative Party. Her political decisions‚ which often evocated a wave of criticism but also acceptance as well‚ had influence on many lifes of British citizens and also changed the face of English politics cy once and for all. Beacuse of her rigidity and her assertive leadership that was so characteristic
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Soviet Union president Mikhail Borbachev who from personal experience knows that it is difficult to help Afghanistan maintain a stable government after his failed attempt to protect the socialist government SET UP THERE by former Soviet leaders.NATO’s main goal in Afghanistan is to assist the government in extending its authority across the country making way for effective governance and improve the lives of Afghani citizens. The former leader of the Soviet Union‚ Mikhail Gorbachev‚ has warned NATO that
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