Soviet Union Flashcards
When was the Geneva Summit?
November 1985
When was the Reykjavik Summit?
October 1986
When was the Washington DC Summit?
December 1987
When was the Sinatra Doctrine?
June 1989
What happened at the Geneva Summit?
Committed to
•Speeding up arms talks
•Abolishing chemical weapons
•Human rights
NOTHING CONCRETE
What happened at the Reyjavik Summit?
Collapsed after Reagan didn’t move his hard line on SDI had agreed on nuclear reductions
What happened at the Washington DC Summit?
Agreement on INF (scrapping of nukes)
Economic reasons
USA would not invade USSR
What is the Sinatra Doctrine?
USSR wouldn’t intervene in Warsaw pact countries
What is Glasnost?
•Openness
•End of Censorship
•Free Speech
What is Perestroika?
•Restructuring
•Reforms to the communist party
•Building up the economy
