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ultimately out of the contest. (13) Peterson notes the argument of Patrick Glynn that Gorbachev’s radical reforms of perestroika and glasnost which accelerated the demise of Cold War were actually in response to President Regan’s rhetorical and psychological attack on the Soviet Union. While perestroika was an effort to reduce the economic gap between the two countries, glasnost, the liberalization of politics was in response to Regan’s statement that democracy would be the future global political system

Since the fall of the Soviet Union, a multitude of factors has been attributed as the cause of its disintegration, including, but not limited to: a failing economy, political fracturing, and ethnic cleavages. In this paper I will argue that the dissolution of the Soviet Union resulted from a combination of variables beginning with Gorbachev’s economic and social reform policies. These reforms brought to light the internal political factions in Soviet leadership thus leading to the exploitation of

before, and later the Cold War. There are many cases to why the Soviet Union and socialism in East Europe fell. The three top reasons were, the first being the Soviet's economic decline from military spending, another being Gorbachev's perestroika and glasnost methods, and the three being some neighboring nations of the Soviet Union were quickly facing socialism and taking fighting against their regime. All these matters slowly and eventually led to the crumbling of the Soviet Union and socialism in Eastern

The Causes of the Collapse of the USSR Works Cited Not Included Although its demise occurred in the very latter part of the 20th century, USSR could have just as easily imploded much earlier

Examining the literature focused on the Cold War Period, it seems that some scholars argue that the Cold War came to an end and that the Soviet Union collapsed, as a result of the American effectiveness in the war against communism (Gaddis 1992). Many claim that the United States won this more than 40 year period of conflicts against the USSR because its ideology was simply superior, and add to such statements that American policies at the time were highly successful on containing and defeating the

The time period between 1945 and 1991 is considered to be the era of the Cold War. The Cold War, known as the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union, each known during this time as the "super powers". This conflict consisted of the differing attitudes on the ideological, political, and military interests of these two states and their allies, exte nded around the globe. A common political debate covers the issue of who, if anyone won the Cold War. Many believe the United States

The disintegration of the Soviet Union in the winter of 1991 sparked various reactions among Soviet citizens, government officials, Western onlookers and the rest of the world. The Soviet Union was once one of the most powerful military empires in the world suddenly saw itself crumble to the ground. Mikhail Gorbachev, the dynamic leader at the helm of the Communist Party of the United Soviet Socialists Republic, (USSR), at the time, was a key contributor to its demise. Gorbachev, born into a poor

Mikhail Gorbachev Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev was born March 2, 1931 as the son of Russian peasants in Stavropol territory in southwestern Russia. Fifteen years later in 1946 when he was fifteen years old he joined to Komsomol which was the young communist league and for the next four years he drove a combine harvester at a state farm in Stavropol. Six years later he entered Moscow State Universities law school and became a member of the Communist Party. Mikhail Gorbachev was a Soviet official

What came with the selection of Mikhael Gorbachev as the new Soviet Leader for the USSR was the start of the turning point in the Cold War. This was as well met by the likes of Ronald Reagan, who at first carried an anti-communist rhetoric, progressively displaced his initial feeling for the Soviet Union and begun to change his perceptions of his foes to the east. A compromising negotiation was the overall goal of Gorbachev, which would hope to lead to reduce the risk of nuclear war. Very different

chance to lead delegations to Canada, West Germany and to England to meet Margaret Thatcher. His experiences to travels abroad had a profound effect on his political and social views. At the 27th Congress of the CPSU in February 1986 he introduced glasnost (openness), perestroika (political and economic