The Cold War Ends: Détente, SALT I and II, Glasnost, Perestroika
*1970's - known as detente (Lessening of tensions)
*Sorta like vietnamisation
*SALT- designed to stop the arms race (Strategic Arms Limitations Treaty)
*Setbacks include Afghanistan War and Ronald Reagan presidency
*Afghanistan war - kinda like
*Ronald Reagan comes back during the time that star wars was really big so he calls them the "Enemy"
*Also tries to out spend the other countries
*SDI - "Star wars" wanted to create a nuclear system to that was a thing in space that would shoot down nuclear missiles
*Gorbachev becomes Russian leader in 1984
*New policies
*Glasnost was now allowed
*Writes about this system in his Perestroika book, about reforming the Soviet system
*Sorta like vietnamisation
*SALT- designed to stop the arms race (Strategic Arms Limitations Treaty)
*Setbacks include Afghanistan War and Ronald Reagan presidency
*Afghanistan war - kinda like
*Ronald Reagan comes back during the time that star wars was really big so he calls them the "Enemy"
*Also tries to out spend the other countries
*SDI - "Star wars" wanted to create a nuclear system to that was a thing in space that would shoot down nuclear missiles
*Gorbachev becomes Russian leader in 1984
*New policies
*Glasnost was now allowed
*Writes about this system in his Perestroika book, about reforming the Soviet system
Summary
Ronald Reagan was much loved and popular among many people not just americans. Gorbachev becoming the new Russian leader was a very important event in history, by creating his Perestroika book he started the revolution to end Communism..