Causes: Economic stagnation pressured the Soviet Union toward change, and leaders such as Mikhail Gorbachev insti- tuted policies that furthered that change.

They portray good men struggling against bad, virtue resisting evil. In this embattled mood, they see only the sins of the enemy and ignore the underlying ...

Throughout the post-Stalin era the Kremlin experienced severe difficulties in keeping its Eastern European satellites united. Yugoslavia continued to move on ...

A period of the easing of Cold War tensions between the US and the Soviet Union from 1967 to 1979, seen through The "thawing out" of Cold War tensions.

The cold war ran from 1945 to 1989; it was ended decisively by the ordinary people of Eastern Europe and the universal desire for freedom.

12 сент. 2017 г. · Vietnam War (1955-1975). Page 50. 50. The Cold War (1945-1991). Page 51. 51. (Persian) Gulf War (1991). Page 52. 52. (Persian) Gulf War. Page 53 ...

There had been many major sources of Cold War tension by the 1980s, including the Berlin Wall, the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War.

When Ronald Reagan was elected president in 1980, he rejected détente and instituted a tough stance with Soviets designed to reverse their advances.

21 апр. 2024 г. · Learn how the dissolving of the Soviet Union ended the Cold War tension, and the involvement of the Gulf War and various revolutions during that time period.

US Triumphalism credits the US, and particularly President Reagan, for having pursued a tough and assertive foreign policy that pushed the Soviets to collapse.