We finished taking notes about the Cold War. And we started a new project
Gorbachev's willingness for change and reform
1. glasnost and perestroika
2. admitted Soviet mistakes
3. took blame for the Cold War
4. communist system had failed
5. allowed Eastern Europe to do what they wanted
Czechoslovakia broke up into: the Czech Republic and Slovakia
Yugoslavia broke apart into: Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, and Kosovo
the USSR broke up into: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, and Moldova
6. Arms Reduction Talks
1. SALT, INF, Reagan-Gorbachev meetings
7. Soviet Mistakes
1. Invasion of Afghanistan
2. ignoring social concerns
3. spent everything on military
Post-Cold War
In the 1990's, the world seemed to be a much more peaceful place
President Clinton closed down numerous military bases around the country reducing the size of the US military
9-11 caught the US off guard
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