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America, Russia, and the Cold War 1945 - 2002: Updated, 9/e
Walter LaFeber, Cornell University
From Cold War to Old War: Reagan and Gorbachev (1977-1989)

Primary Source Documents

The Crisis In Iran: Why The US Ignored A Quarter Century of Warning. by Abul Kasim Mansur; January 1979

President Carter discusses the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, January 4, 1980

President Carter discusses the Afghanistan and Iranian crises, January 20, 1980

President Ronald Reagan: Address to Members of the British Parliament, June 8, 1982

Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger, Excerpts from Address, November 28, 1984

Secretary of State George P. Shultz, U.S.-Soviet Relations in a Changing World, March 15, 1988

Mikhail Gorbachev, Foreign Relations-U.S.S.R.: The Democratization of World Politics, March 16, 1988



1

How did the criticisms raised by the Mansur document suggest that U.S. policy toward the developing world needed to expand its comprehension of social unrest beyond the simple confines of anticommunism?
2

How did the lack of a coherent Cold War strategy lead to a military buildup under Carter and then the involvement of the United States in numerous LICs under Reagan?
3

How did Weinberger's suggestions for a responsible foreign policy diverge from more aggressive Reagan administration advisors?
4

How did Secretary of State Shultz envision the future of U.S.-Soviet relations?
5

How did Gorbachev echo Shultz's assessment of the Soviet situation in the late 1980s? What initiatives did he propose for the future of international relations?








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