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1 What country is more responsible for ending the Cold War?
The Soviet Union The United States Gorbachev’s New Policies – loosened Soviet control Glasnost = Openness Perestroika – reduction of weapons The Iron Curtain is coming down (Pulling troops out of Eastern Europe) Fall of the Berlin Wall The Cold War ended when the Soviet Union collapsed Took a strong stand against communism from (Containment, Truman Doctrine, Korean and Vietnam Wars) Ronald Reagan-Defense spending (made US military stronger) George Bush Sr.-encouraged the Soviet reforms that led to the collapse of communism

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