Outline: Decline of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe

Decline of the Soviet Union
I.<Tab/>From Cold War to Post-Cold War
a.<Tab/>The Cold War Intensifies
1.<Tab/>The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan.
2.<Tab/>They wanted to restore a pro-Soviet regime there.
3.<Tab/>The president canceled American participation in the Olympic games.
b.<Tab/>End of the Cold War
1.<Tab/>Gorbachev made an agreement with the United States in 1987 to eliminate intermediate-range nuclear weapons.
2.<Tab/>Both sides had reasons to slow down the expensive ar…