end of the cold war in afghanastan and africa Flashcards
(21 cards)
what did the ussr realise in 82 in afghanastan
they couldnt win but didnt want to admit defeat
under the gerentocracy what did the ussr do in afghanastan
continue an uncoherent plan for a costy unpopular war
what did ussr involvment in afghanastan envoke
brezhnev doctrine
once gorb got into power what did he want for afghanastan
globaly end brezhnev doctrine
withdraw from afghanastan
what influenced gorb to withdraw from afghanastan
-us supplied weapons to majaheddin and ussr couldnt defeat them
-mass casulties
-public opposition through glasnost
what did gorb to after deciding to withdraw from afghanastan
meed head of revolutionary council Karmal to prepare for withdrawal
what did gorb thing withdreawal from afghanastan would do with global relations
remove a barrier in east west relations
when did withdrawal from afghanastan start and end
began 88
end 89
when did gorb announce ussr intent to reduce support for MPLA in angola
dec 86
despite intent to reduce spending how much aid did the ussr give MPLA in angola
$1 bill
when and how did the ussr try to end the war in angola
sept 87
an offencive against UNITA
how did south africa react to the ussr offencive aginst UNITA and what role did cuba play
a counter offenceive
cuba gave 10,000 troops against unita
when did south africa agree to negotiations over angola
may 1988
when and where were agreements over angola finalised
dec 88
new york
what were some of the agreements over angola made in dec 88
cuban troops withdraw from angola
stablity
reduction of confrontation
what was the ussrs involvment in ethiopia by 1987
ecnomic and military assistance to military junta led by mengitsu
what did mengitsu est in 1987
peoples democratic republic of ethiopia led by WPA and aided by soviet bloc
what undermined Mengitsu’s regieme in ethioopia
critics of use of drought and famine aid
civil war for indpendance
what happened in ethiopia in may 91
the opposition approached the capital
mengitsu fled
ethiopian peoples revolutionary democratic front took power
what was the peoples democratic republic of ethiopia position by89
they suffered a series of defeats and the ussr wanted to erduce forign aid spending
what were the roots of the ethiopian peoples revolutionary democratic front and what was the significance of the us giving them aid
marxist roots
decline in us care for anti comunism
