The End of the Cold War

Study Guide Overview

This study guide covers the end of the Cold War, focusing on Reagan's policies (Star Wars, Central America), the Iran-Contra Affair, US-Soviet relations under Gorbachev (glasnost, perestroika), and the Tiananmen Square protests. It also examines the breakup of the Soviet Union, the Persian Gulf War, and post-Cold War conflicts in the former Soviet Union (Chechnya), the Balkans (Kosovo), and US interventions against al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Sudan.