Wednesday May 18, 2011

Why US Won the Cold War-

Main reasons were Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan.

Reagan and Gorbachev meet.

 

Reagan and Gorbachev meet

Reagan said Soviet Union was an evil empire.

Reagan proposed to get rid of all Nuclear Weapons

and they started forming a Trust.

Gorbachev came up with Glastnost and Perestroika which ended price control by the government.

Glastnost means Openness

include more political process and allowed critisim of governent officals

Trip to Poland

Pope John Paul II and Margaret Thatcher.

 

Korean Conflict-

1950-1953

split into 2 parts (North and South)

North= communism

South=Democratic

The Reason FOR INVADING WAS NORTH WANTED TO HAVE SOUTH BE COMMUNISM.

North invaded South and then U.S gets involved.

then South pushed back up.

China gets nervous because they think we will invade them.

and China gets involved and pushes down south.

South Korea is good and North Korea is in drought today and doesnt have anything.

Today we have Troops their and North Korea is in Drought

and South is in good condition

 

 

The Fall of Communism-

this was when Communism fell in Europe.

 

 

 

 

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