- war was between Argentina and Britain
- it was in the Falklands Islands
- resutled in the Argentine invasion of the Falklands islands
- Argentine forces landed in the Falklands, capturing the islands
- the British dispatched a naval to the area
- it was designed to draw attention away from human rights and economic issues at home
- minister Thatcher ordered the naval essembly to take back the islands\
- Britain was commanded by John Fieldhouse
- In mid-April, Fieldhouse and the fleet moved south
- They took tankers and cargo ships full of supplies since they were far from home
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- The Fall of the Berlin Wall occurred because of the Germans
- It took place in Berlin
- It started when communism began to collapse in Poland
- Gunter Schabowski announced that the borders were open
- Many people didn't believe him so they went to see if it was true
- When they got to the borders, guards were letting people across
- Peopl began chipping at the wall from both sides with hammers
- Everyone began to celebrate
- After all the chipping away, the wall got weak and collapsed
- After the wall fell, East and West Germany reunited into one German state
- 1989 was said to be a year with many revolutions
- As result of those revolutions, many countries with a communism government fell
- Poland began an independent trade union
- It developed into a larger campaign for political change
- Its job was to inspire opposition to communist regimes in Europe
- They called this trade union Solidarity
- It became legal in 1989 and helped to influence parliamentary elections
- Solidarity candidates took part in both Sejm and Senate
- The loss of communism made it easier for Poland to establish itself as a country
- As a result, Poland became a free and independent country
- This involved the United States and many other countries
- It took place in Moscow during 1986
- There was a meeting held at the end of April discussing if they should have the Olympics or not
- On January 26th, 1980, the U.S Olympic Committee approved a resolution asking to cancel or move the coming Olympic games
- President Carter said the if the Soviets didn't disengage from
Afghanistan by February 20th, the the U.S would not be participating in the Moscow Olympics
- Many potential Olympic athletes criticized the committee's and Carter's opinion
- The athletes believed that this sports competition shouldn't be used for their political statements
- The Soviets ignored Carter's statement and the games were boycotted
- This was the first time in history that the United States refused to participate
- U.S. was joined in the boycott by other countries
- France and Austria supported the boycott but still let their athletes compete
- The SDI was proposed by President Ronald Reagan on March 23rd, 1983
- Its purpose was to ground and space-based systems for protection from nuclear missiles
- It focused on strategic defense instead of strategic offense
- A Strategic Defense Organization was set up in 1984 to oversee the Strategic Defense Initiative
- Many criticized this as being unrealistic and unscientific
- Since part of the defense system advocated by Reagan would be based in space, this proposed system was called "Star Wars."
- In 1993, under the leadership of Bill Clinton, its name was changed to Ballistic Missile Defense Organization
- Its purpose changed from national missile defense to theater missile defense
- Some aspects of the SDI guided research for anti-ballistic missile systems
- The Ballistic Missile Defense Organization was then renamed the Missile Defense Agency