AP U.S. History / Unit 9: Period 9: 1980–Present
9.3 The End of the Cold War
Notes
Reagan's military buildup and talks with Soviet leader Gorbachev (glasnost, perestroika), the fall of the Berlin Wall (1989), and the collapse of the USSR (1991). The US became the sole superpower and fought the Persian Gulf War (1991).
Practice
The Berlin Wall fell in:
End of divided Germany.
The Soviet Union collapsed in:
Cold War ended.
Gorbachev's reforms included:
Soviet changes.
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