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When was SALT 2 signed?
1979
When did the Cold War end?
1991
When was the collapse of the soviet union?
1991
How long did the Afghan-Soviet war last?
9 years
What was the name of the Soviet leader who was in power when the Cold War ended?
Mikhail Gorbachev
What does SALT stand for?
strategic arms limitation talks
What was the political and ideological conflict between the US and the Soviet Union that lasted from the end of World War II until 1991?
the cold war
What was the name of the US president who served during the end of the Cold War?
George H. W. Bush
What did SALT 2 aim to do?
aimed to further limit the number of strategic nuclear weapons each side possessed
What were the economic and political reforms introduced by Gorbachev in the 1980s?
perestroika and glasnost
When was the fall of the berlin wall?
november 9 1989
What was the policy of increased openness and transparency in government and media, also introduced by Gorbachev?
glasnost
What was the US policy of containment that was used to try and prevent the spread of communism during the Cold War?
truman doctrine
What was the symbolic end of the Cold War, as it marked the reunification of Germany and the end of Soviet control over Eastern Europe?
the fall of the berlin wall
What was the US strategy of building up its military capabilities, particularly in nuclear weapons, during the Cold War?
arms race
What was perestroika?
Perestroika was a policy of economic and social restructuring introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev in the mid-1980s to revitalize the Soviet economy
What were the three events that ended the cold war?
The fall of the berlin wall, The reunification of Germany, and the dissolution of the Soviet Union
What did Mikhail Gorbachev serve as when he was a soviet statesman?
General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
What was glasnost?
Glasnost was a policy of political openness introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev in the mid-1980s.
What treaty did glasnost have an impact on?
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty