Gorbachev's Domestic and Foreign Policy, and Major Accomplishments of Khrushchev and Brezhnev

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1. Gorbachev's Domestic Policy
   1. Glasnost – political
      1. open elections and term limits
   2. Perestroika – economic
      1. Allowing public debate and criticisms
      2. Foreign/private investment
      3. Reform to local party structures
      4. Ended command economy
      5. Separated party and government
      6. New body elected by people
2. Gorbachev's Foreign Policy
   1. Reykjavik Summit and like
   2. Allowed Eastern Europe to end Communism
      1. Declare independence
      2. Allowed free elections → nationalists take power
   3. Ended the Cold War
3. Soviet Leaders
   1. Khrushchev
      1. Virgin lands
      2. Decentralization
      3. Peaceful coexistence
      4. Technology race
      5. Cuban Missile Crisis and Berlin Crisis
   2. Brezhnev
      1. De-Khrushchev
      2. Agricultural reforms
         1. Centralized
         2. Less production
         3. More incentives, private plots
      3. Detente
      4. Afghan War
      5. Czech takeover and Doctrine
   3. Gorbachev
      1. Perestroika
         1. End of centralized economy
         2. Foreign and private investments
      2. Glasnost
         1. Open elections
         2. Public debate
         3. Party vs government
         4. Republican body
      3. Reykjavik
      4. Eastern Europe Independence
      5. End the Cold War