THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE COLD WAR
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New challenges shifted the focus of U.S. foreign policy
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The U.S. supported economic and educational reforms in former communist countries
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Tensions increased between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -T The 1980’s began with two recessions in 3 years and then posted the longest peace-time expansion on record. Although growth did slow as the decade came to a close, the service sector still added large numbers of jobs month after month. ‘ Not all industries experienced the prosperity of the 1980’s.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1990 Gorbachev was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace “for his leading role in the peace process". The overall effect of these developments was the end of the Cold War and the breakdown of the Soviet Empire and ultimately of the Soviet Union itself.
Detailed explanation-3: -At the same time, reforms played a significant role in spurring growth in the 1980s. The difference between the reforms in the 1980s and those in the 1990s is that the former were limited in scope and without a clear road map whereas the latter were systematic and systemic.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1962 the Soviet Union began to secretly install missiles in Cuba to launch attacks on U.S. cities. The confrontation that followed, known as the Cuban missile crisis, brought the two superpowers to the brink of war before an agreement was reached to withdraw the missiles.