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the country that dominated / had the most control in the Soviet Union
What is Russia?
. What program did Mao launch in 1966?
Cultural Revolution
In what year did the Soviet Union disband?
What is 1991?
Why did Gorbachev Resign?
1. Soviet hardliners tried to overthrow him which weakened his power
or
2. Many countries pulled away from the Soviet Empire wanting independence
What was the name of the agreement between the Soviet and their nearby countries to defend each other against NATO.
(It is an alliance)
Warsaw Pact
How many years did Mao pursue the Great Leap Forward policy?
2 Years
When did the Soviet Union invade Afghanistan, leading to its decline?
What is 1979?
What is the United States
What did Germans do that later lead to the reunification of Germany?
Tear down the Berlin Wall
What was the name of the American warship in the Gulf of Tonkin
The Maddox
In what year did Reagan urge Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall?
What is 1987?
The year that eastern countries sized by the Soviet Union in the 1940s, broke away and wanted independence
What was 1990?
The name of an independent labor union which was run in Poland by Lech Walesa
What is the Solidarity?
What was the defensive line that the US force used called?
Pusan Perimeter
When did parts of the Soviet Union break apart and declare Independence?
What is 1990?
The name of the leader that signed an Arms Control treaties and pulled troops out of Afghanistan
what did former Soviet union countries give up in order to receive aid and insurance from the western countries
Stores of Nuclear Weapons
Where did the Soviet and American forces agree to divide Korea after defeating Japan?
The 38th parallel of latitude
When was Mikhail Gorbachev elected, who wanted to end the Cold War tensions?
What is 1985?