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| This Neo-Conservative came to power in the US in 1981 | |
| In Britain, this ultra-Conservative Prime Minister came to power in 1979 | |
| Brezhnev died in 1982, having been plagued by heart problems throughout the late '70s; he was replaced by this man | |
| Following the death of the old and sickly successor to Brezhnev, yet another old man was made leader of the USSR | |
| Reagan kicked off the 'Second Cold War' and brought a return to this costly 'race', claiming that 'the only way to end the Cold War was to win it' | |
| This relative youngster of 54 years old succeeded Chernenko, ending the so-called Gerontocracy - 'rule of the old' | |
| Russian for 'restructuring', this policy of Gorbachev's attempted to better meet the needs of Soviet consumers | |
| Russian for 'openness', this promised a transparent government with freedom of information for all | |
| Proposed by Reagan in 1983, this idea involved using ground and space-based defence systems to protect the US from nuclear attack | |
| This US strategy promised to provide aid to anti-Communist movements | |
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| The above strategy led to US support for the Contras of this Central American nation | |
| The Reagan Administration persuaded Arabian companies to increase production of this vital commodity | |
| Reagan and Gorbachev met in 1985 in this city to discuss the arms race | |
| The pair next met here, in the capital of a Northern-European country | |
| In 1986 this nuclear power plant in Ukraine exploded | |
| In 1987, Reagan visited West Berlin and gave a speech ordering Gorbachev to _______ | |
| In 1989, the USSR pulled out of the war in this nation | |
| The 'Autumn of Nations' began with this country in 1989, as reforms swept over the Eastern Bloc | |
| This trade union was instrumental in the Polish Revolution of 1989 | |
| This Polish-born Pope played a large role in inspiring the Polish Revolution | |
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