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Early increases in strain are linked to the suppression of Solidarity in Poland and the downing of Korean Air Lines Flight 007. The discussion covers U.S. defense buildup, the 1983 Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), and subsequent debates over feasibility and costs. 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He was determined to stand firm against the country he would in 1983 call an \"evil empire.\" Two early events increased U.S.-Soviet tensions: the suppression of the Solidarity labor movement in Poland in December 1981, and the destruction with 269 fatalities of an off-course civilian airliner, Korean Airlines Flight 007, by a Soviet jet fighter on September 1, 1983. The United States also condemned the continuing Soviet occupation of Afghanistan and continued aid begun by the Carter administration to the mujahedeen resistance there.  \nDuring Reagan's first term, the United States spent unprecedented sums for a massive defense buildup, including the placement of intermediate-range nuclear missiles in Europe to counter Soviet deployments of similar missiles. And on March 23, 1983, in one of the most hotly debated policy decisions of his presidency, Reagan announced the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) research program to explore advanced technologies, such as lasers and high-energy projectiles, to defend against intercontinental ballistic missiles. Although many scientists questioned the  \ntechnological feasibility of SDI and economists pointed to the extraordinary sums of money involved , the administration pressed ahead with the project.  \nAfter re-election in 1984, Reagan softened his position on arms control.  \nMoscow was amenable to agreement, in part because its economy already expended a far greater proportion of national output on its military than did the United States. Further increases, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev felt, would cripple his plans to liberalize the Soviet economy.  \nIn November 1985, Reagan and Gorbachev agreed in principle to seek 50-percent reductions in strategic offensive nuclear arms as well as an interim agreement on intermediate-range nuclear forces. In December 1987, they signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty providing for the destruction of that entire category of nuclear weapons. By then, the Soviet Union seemed a less menacing adversary. Reagan could take much of the credit for a greatly diminished Cold War, but as his administration ended, almost no one realized just how shaky the USSR had become.  \nDirections: Read the passage above, then answer the questions below.  \n1. What two events increased U.S.-Soviet tensions in the early 1980s?  \n2. Describe the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) .  \n3. What was the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty?  \n4. Some historians have argued that the United States won the Cold War by forcing the Soviet Union to compete with the United States in military spending. Do you agree or disagree? Explain.  \nText courtesy of the U.S. State Department, Bureau of International Information Programs, 2005  \n© Sttudenudent Handouts, Inc . www.studenthandouts.com","cbCaifI1z3dHrNvT","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifI1z3dHrNvT","pdf",188111,"English","# U.S.-Soviet Relations\n## Key events increasing tensions in the early 1980s\n## Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)\n## Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty\n## Historical debate: who won the Cold War and why","[{\"question\":\"What two events increased U.S.-Soviet tensions in the early 1980s?\",\"answer\":\"Tensions rose due to the suppression of the Solidarity labor movement in Poland in December 1981 and the Soviet destruction of Korean Air Lines Flight 007 on September 1, 1983, with 269 fatalities.\"},{\"question\":\"What was the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)?\",\"answer\":\"SDI was a research program announced on March 23, 1983, intended to explore advanced technologies such as lasers and high-energy projectiles to defend against intercontinental ballistic missiles.\"},{\"question\":\"What was the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty?\",\"answer\":\"In December 1987, Reagan and Gorbachev signed the INF Treaty, which provided for the destruction of the entire category of intermediate-range nuclear weapons.\"}]","U.S.-Soviet Relations - Directions and Questions | PDF",1792383975]