Thinking through History at Tallis http://historyattallis.weebly.com https://www.facebook.com/historyGCSEattallis Email: historyattallis@gmail.com Key Topic 3. The end of the Cold War, 1970–91 In a Nutshell: Overview of developments The end of the Cold War,...
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Thinking through History at Tallis http://historyattallis.weebly.com https://www.facebook.com/historyGCSEattallis Email: historyattallis@gmail.com Key Topic 3. The end of the Cold War, 1970–91 In a Nutshell: Overview of developments The end of the Cold War, 1970–91 Causes and Analysis including: Focus 1 Attempts to reduce tension between East and West Détente in the 1970s, SALT 1, Helsinki, and SALT 2. The significance of Reagan and Gorbachev’s changing attitudes. Gorbachev’s ‘new thinking’ and the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Force (INF) Treaty 1987. Focus 2 Flashpoints The significance of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the Carter Doctrine and the Olympic boycotts. Reagan and the ‘Second Cold War’, the Strategic Defence Initiative. Focus 3 The collapse of Soviet control of Eastern Europe The impact of Gorbachev’s ‘new thinking’ on Eastern Europe: the loosening Soviet grip on Eastern Europe. The significance of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The collapse of the Soviet Union and its s
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