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18 Cards in this Set
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Prauge Spring
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Crucial event of Breshenev
invasion of Czech |
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Dubcek
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wanted more freedoms
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Willie Brandt
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Eastern Initiative/policy- Ostpolitik
German chancelor, forign minister trying to improve things with eastern Europe directly deal with West Grmany practical getting away from idea of Unification eased tension in east and west |
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SPD
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Social Democratic Party
brought back in 1920s in Germany |
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detente
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diplomacy between nations ease and relax tensions
Brant initiated this! established rules about rivalries |
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Salt 1
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worthless
limited arms |
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Invasion of afganastan
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U.S. not happy
boycotted olympics did other stuff to prove their unhappieness |
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Lech Walesa
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founder of Soldidarity policy with Pope John Paul
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Solidarity
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Poland- communist
resistance to soviet control workers union against communism spread throughout country, caused problems demanded free trade unions, right to strike, freedom of speech, ECONOMIC REFORM Walesa refused to work through government controlled union soviets and communists not happy |
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Pope John Paul
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preaching unaliable rights of man
inspired workers union- solidarity opponent of communism pushed this movement |
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Poland
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still one party, had multiple people to vote for
imposed marshall law- soviets forced "if you don't, we will" solidarity outlawed, many leaders arested problems did not go away |
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Margaret Thatcher
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LOOK THIS UP!
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Reagan
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delt with soviets with strenght
buildup of army |
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Gorbachev
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America's favorite
more willing to work with West, relaxation of commmunism reformed Russia for the better Perestroika- restructure Glasnost- opening |
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Perestroika
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start with reforming economy
free market practices failed |
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Glasnost
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freedoms of speech, political liberties
less censoring more sucessful than perestroika |
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Gchev Reducing Tensions
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Withdrew from afganastan
reform movements in Poland and Hungary reputited Brezhnev Docterine showed respect to Eastern Bloc determined to maintain communist party still |
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Revolutions of 1989
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tore down Berlin Wall
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