1. What was the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty and what did it accomplish?

2. How did Nixon's visit to China in 1972 relate to his strategy toward the Soviet Union?

3. What economic and political challenges did the Soviet Union face in the late 1960s and 1970s?

4. How did the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 end the period of détente?

1. Why did the Soviet Union invade Afghanistan and what were the consequences of the invasion?

2. How did the Soviet-Afghan War weaken the Soviet Union's position?

1. How did Ronald Reagan's approach to the Soviet Union differ from the policy of détente?

2. What was the Strategic Defense Initiative and why did it concern Soviet leaders?

3. What were perestroika and glasnost, and how did these policies change Soviet society?

1. What was the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty and how did it reduce Cold War tensions?

2. How did the relationship between Reagan and Gorbachev contribute to ending the Cold War?

1. How did Gorbachev's decision to end economic support for Eastern European satellites lead to democratic movements in those countries?

2. What happened to Eastern European communist regimes and the Soviet republics after 1989?

3. How did Gorbachev's reforms ultimately lead to the collapse of the Soviet Union?

1. What new global challenges emerged after the end of the Cold War?

2. How did the end of the Cold War change political alliances and economic interactions among nations?