Zusammenfassung der Ressource
The Cold War 1980-5
- US Reaction to the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
- Cancel Trade with Soviet Union
- Had been trading Grain
- Businesses forbidden to sell technology there
- Give assistance to the Mujahideen (guerrillas) who fought against USSR
- Later gave rise to terrorist groups
- The US will give assistance to any who oppose the Soviet Union
- Creation of Cater Doctrine
- USA would use military force to protect their assets in the Persian Gulf
- US would give military aid to countries bordering Afghanistan
- Why?
- Iran
- Hostage Crisis in Iran had not been solved and it made Carter look weak
- Wanted to use the invasion to strengthen his position
- Refused to go to Moscow Olympics
- Held separate games made up of 61 countries
- Carter delays the passing of SALT 2
- Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
- Impact of Regan
- Next president after Carter
- 1980 elections
- Tougher with the Soviet Union
- Less emphasis on Human Rights
- More emphasis on fighting Communism
- Increase in US defence spending
- Introduction of SDI (star wars)
- First to ignore MAD
- Wanted to fix the embarrassment of Iran and the Vietnam War
- Star Wars
- SDI
- Strategic Defence Initiative
- START
- Strategic Arms Reduction Talks
- Negotiations to reduce arms race
- Ends badly - Soviet delegation walks out
- Leads to Regan forming SDI
- Early warning Ground and Space laser based Anti-ballistic system
- Gave USA an advantage in any nuclear attack
- Soviet Union had arms defence spending problems
- Couldn't keep up with US's spending
- Arms Race could destroy their economy
- Soviet Leaders
- Brezhnev - dies 1982
- Andropov - dies 1984
- Chernenko - ousted from power March 1985
- Gorbachev
- Ends Cold War
- General Relations
- Carter - anti-communist
- Focus on human rights
- Ends detente
- Regan - very anti-communist
- Wants to increase US's power
- Increases defence spending
- Wants to continue Cold War and have an advantage over Soviet Union in a nuclear war
- Wants to use arms race to cripple Soviet Unions economy
- Very few talks (START), which end badly
- Andropov and Regan insult each other
- Regan's 'evil empire' speech
- Gorbachev
- Better relations
- 'Gorbymania'
- USA
- Reduces arms race
- End's Cold War
- Less hard-line Communist
- Key changes
- Reforms to the Communist Party
- He did not want to leave Communism completely
- However he was a fresher and younger face to Communism
- Many people felt that these changes were not enough, they wanted to leave communism completely
- Eventually lost him power
- Ends the Arms Race with the USA and signed arms reduction treaties
Anmerkungen:
- Treaties:
Summit meeting in Rekjavik - 1986
The Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) - 1987
The Conventional Armed Forces in Europe treaty (CFE)
START Talks
- Arms race, space race and Afghanistan had lost the USSR a lot of money
- He stopped Soviet interference in Eastern European satellite states
- Political dissidents were released from jail
- Freer Economy
- Freer trade
- Local government elections
- Some didn't support him
- More in touch with the people of the Soviet Union