WORLD HISTORY

INTER WAR YEARS 1919 TO 1939

COLLAPSE OF THE SOVIET UNION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What agreement did Reagan and Gorbachev make at the end of the Cold War?
A
to reduce the numbers of nuclear weapons
B
to create an international space station
C
to withdraw troops from Asia
D
to halt all satellite development programs
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1987, U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, or INF Treaty. This landmark agreement proposed to eliminate all intermediate and short-range ground-based missiles and launchers from Europe.

Detailed explanation-2: -The INF Treaty of December 1987, signed by Reagan and Gorbachev, eliminated all nuclear and conventional missiles, as well as their launchers, with ranges of 500–1, 000 kilometres (310–620 mi) (short-range) and 1, 000–5, 500 kilometres (620–3, 420 mi) (intermediate-range). The treaty did not cover sea-launched missiles.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ronald Reagan and Gorbachev, capitalist and communist, were an unlikely pairing but their series of high profile summits have been praised for helping to end the cold war. Together they negotiated a landmark deal in 1987 to scrap intermediate-range nuclear missiles.

Detailed explanation-4: -Talk of a comprehensive strategic arms reduction continued, and the START Treaty was officially signed by US President George H. W. Bush and Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev on 31 July 1991.

Detailed explanation-5: -The 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty required the United States and the Soviet Union to eliminate and permanently forswear all of their nuclear and conventional ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles with ranges of 500 to 5, 500 kilometers.

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