HIST 011 Lecture Notes - Lecture 65: Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile, Lloyd Bentsen, Michael Dukakis
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Gorbachev became the leader of the u. s. s. r. and implemented some changes like glasnost or openness and perestroika or more free market practices. Agreed to tear down the berlin wall and agreed with reagan to destroy all intermediate range missiles. Many factors contributed to the end of the cold war including george kennan"s containment policies, the costly arms buildup, and gorbachev being reform- minded. Bush and the end of the cold war. Bush, a former ambassador to the united nations and director of the cia, became president. Michael dukakis, gov of ma, won democratic nomination with texas senator. Republicans selected bush and indiana senator dan quayle as vp. Bush charged the democrats by saying they were soft on crime and weak on national defense. Democrats didn"t win support of white middle class. However, democratic majorities were voted into both the house and the. The collapse of soviet communism and the soviet union. Bush administration=dramatic changes in the communist world.
