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Foreign Policy After the Cold War

Objectives. Identify changes in the Communist world that ended the Cold WarSummarize US actions taken to influence Central American and Caribbean affairsDescribe the events leading to the Iran-Contra affairAnalyze US involvement in the Persian Gulf War. Main Idea and Terms/Names. The end of the C

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Foreign Policy After the Cold War

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    1. Foreign Policy After the Cold War Chapter 25, Section 4 Notes

    2. Objectives Identify changes in the Communist world that ended the Cold War Summarize US actions taken to influence Central American and Caribbean affairs Describe the events leading to the Iran-Contra affair Analyze US involvement in the Persian Gulf War

    3. Main Idea and Terms/Names The end of the Cold War, marked by the break up of the Soviet Union in 1991, led to a redirection of many US goals and policies Mikhail Gorbachev Glasnost Perestroika INF Treaty Sandinistas Contras Operation Desert Storm

    4. The Cold War Ends 1985 – Mikhail Gorbachev became general secretary of Communist Party in the USSR Marked new era in USSR Reagan added pressure the already weak Soviet economy Doubled defense spending To keep up, Soviet economy was pushed to brink

    5. Gorbachev Glasnost – allowed open criticism of Soviet government and freedom of the press Perestroika—restructured Soviet economy Less control over economy Some private enterprise Steps towards democracy

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