US History › Section P · From the Reagan era to today › Topic P.3
The end of the Cold War and a new world order
In barely a decade the Cold War swung from renewed confrontation to sudden peace. Reagan's arms build-up and interventions, Gorbachev's reforms and popular revolutions in Eastern Europe ended the Soviet Union, leaving the United States to lead a war in the Persian Gulf as the sole superpower.
In this topic
- A cold warrior in the White House
- Lebanon, Grenada and Central America
- The Iran-Contra affair
- Worked example: Reagan explains Iran-Contra
- Gorbachev and the thaw
- 1989 to 1991: the empire falls
- Worked example: why did the Cold War end?
- Panama and the Gulf War
- Desert Storm and a new world order
- Bush at home
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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