Gorbachev

Soviet statesman whose foreign policy brought an end to the Cold War and whose domestic policy introduced major reforms

Ronald Reagan's description of Soviet Union because of his fierce anti-communist views and the USSR's history of violation of human rights and aggression.

Became known as Star Wars and would be able to shoot missiles down from space. Critics claimed it could never be perfected.

The major strategic delivery vehicle for nuclear weapons

speaking openly about the soviet union. Openess

A policy initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev that involved restructuring of the social and economic status quo in communist Russia towards a market based economy and society

Reagan and Gorbachev discussed banning nuclear weapons; gains were made

was the challenge from United States President Ronald Reagan to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to destroy the Berlin Wall. In a speech at the Brandenburg Gate commemorating the 750th anniversary of Berlin, by the Berlin Wall on June 12, 1987, Reagan challenged Gorbachev, then the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, to tear it down as a symbol of Reagan's desire for increasing freedom in the Eastern Bloc.

A peaceful protest by the Czech people that led to the smooth end of communism in Czechoslovakia.

The removal of the wall that separated East and West Germany in November 1989. Symbolized the end of the Cold War.

Communism collapsed in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe during 1989 - 1991; the Cold War also ended during. Highly debated if it ended in 1989 or 1991.

signed 1987 ratified 1988, it eliminated a class of nuclear weapons with a range of 300-3400 miles, over 2600 missiles were destroyed under this by 1991

(SDI), A Cold War-era meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. It was held on November 19 and 20, 1985, between U.S. president Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev. The two leaders met for the first time to hold talks on international diplomatic relations and the arms race. Soviet Union and the United States were seeking cutting the number of nuclear weapons, with the Soviets seeking to halve the number of nuclear-equipped bombers and missiles, and the U.S. desiring to ensure that neither side gained a first-strike advantage, and to protect rights to have defensive systems. ***sign joint statement***