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.&…

…peace to the region. 2.<Tab/>A new war erupted in 1998 over Kosovo. 3.<Tab/>Some groups of ethnic Albanians founded the Kosovo Liberation Army in the mid-1990s and began a campaign against Serbian rule in Kosovo. 4.<Tab/>In 1999, the Albanians in Kosovo gained autonomy within Serbia. 5.<Tab/>In 2002, Serbia and Montenegro formed a looser union, dropping the name "Yugoslavia".