Thesis statement
The Soviet Union in the 1980's was an important time period overall. However, some key events did occur during this time period. Such as, the largest radioactive explosion that reached across most of the western area and Europe; Soviet Union's hockey team (CCCP, which means the USSR in Russian) had won a gold medal in what is now called the "Miracle on Ice"; they signed a treaty with the United States which is called, The Superpower. This reduced the amount of nuclear warheads. These are just a few significant examples that took place during the 1980's era.