End of the Cold War
Between 1985 and 1988, U.S. president Ronald Reagan (1911–; served 1981–89) and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (1931–) brought major changes to relations between the two Cold War rivals. At a second summit meeting between the two leaders held in Reykjavik, Iceland, in October 1986, Gorbachev surprised Reagan and the U.S. delegation with detailed proposals for major reductions in nuclear arms. It was becoming much clearer to the Americans that Gorbachev was indeed pressing for major changes both within the...
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