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The 80s: What it meant around the world
A high level survey of the 1980s noting Gorbachev’s rise and reforms, the fall of Eastern Bloc regimes, the Iran Contra affair, major conflicts from Lebanon to Grenada, Middle East tensions, and rising US deficits and crime. It maps shifts in geopolitics, economics, and security shaping the decade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mikhail Gorbachev
Russia
Baltic States
Ethiopia
United Nations
U.S
Central America
Nicaragua
el Salvador
Manuel Noriega
Europe
Middle East
Israel
Lebanon
United States
Beirut
Iran
Tehran
Reagan
Jehan Poindexter
Oliver North
National Security
Mexico City
Gorbachev
Achille Lauro
Leon Klinghoffer
Senate
America