Reasons for the end of the Cold War? (1 Viewer)

[Tim_Shady]

Would someone be able to give me some quick pointers on this topic?

maybe someone who has done it earlier?

just some dot points would be great, and then i can research each of your ideas

thanks heaps

 

[my sharona]

judging by the date, you might not need this anymore... but i'll post anyway...
sorry this is in shorthand - copy/pasted my notes:

reasons for the end of the Cold War:
- Comm. rule in E. Europe came to an end (1989)
- ideological issue cooled down, old bipolar world => multipolar (Chn, Jap, W. Eu)
- (1989-1991) Summits + Treaties - (Reagan welcomed in Moscw, detente cons., cuts to strategic nuclear weapons, START I)
- 1991 - atempt. coup against Gorbachev => collapse in communist rule, end of USSR
- US's econ. superiority, success of pol. sys. and containment
- Gorbachev's compromises (INF, CFE, START - compromise on long-held Sov. claims)

 

[The Nick]

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