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Fall of Berlin Wall: End of Cold War & Soviet Repression

Explore the historic events leading to the fall of the Berlin Wall as a symbol of the Cold War's end and the impact of Gorbachev's reforms on Eastern Europe, including protests, revolutions, and the dissolution of the USSR. Witness the journey from repression to democracy in the post-Cold War era.

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Fall of Berlin Wall: End of Cold War & Soviet Repression

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  1. The End of Cold War Berlin Wall-Long standing symbol of Cold War 1961

  2. USSR Leaders to be Aware of • Stalin- Command Economy • Government controls all economic decisions • Khrushchev- De-Stalinization • Rid USSR of Stalinist influence • Loosened drastic Stalin-era economic and political restrictions

  3. Revolts in Eastern Europe (1950’s and 1960’s) • Soviets used force to crush public protests • No outside assistance • East Germany • Poland • Hungary • Czechoslovakia

  4. Glasnost and Perestroika • Mikhail Gorbachev • Movement towards progress, reform, openness in USSR under Gorbachev 1980s • Perestroika-Economic restructuring • Glasnost-Openness • Leads to…..

  5. How did Eastern Europeans react to Gorbachev’s reforms?

  6. 1 Polish demonstrators march in support of the democratic Solidarity movement. 2 The struggle for democracy turns violent in Romania, where tanks operated by pro-democracy troops fire on government supporters. 3 Thousands of Czechoslovakians protest against the nation’s Communist regime.

  7. Revolutions 1989 • Poland-Solidarity • Czechoslovakia-Velvet Revolution • Romania-Violent • Hungary-opened border with Austria • East Germany…

  8. Fall Nov. 9th 1989 Strongest symbol of Cold War and Soviet Repression…gone Paved way for Reunification of Germany 1990 Fall of Berlin Wall

  9. Reagan • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyJZOW4mvYM&feature=related • Newscast • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snsdDb7KDkg

  10. USSR • 15 separate republics-All want independence • Boris Yelstin-Republic of Russia • Gorbachev’s power-largely gone

  11. Fall of USSR: December 25 1991 • Ethnic unrest • Need for new governments http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4bWo49OoFo&feature=related

  12. Yugoslavia • Nationalism • Bosnia and Herzegovina declared its independence in 1992 • Bosnia Serbs used ethnic cleansing against Bosnian Muslims • Serbian province of Kosovo-Serbs and ethnic Albanians fought over control

  13. European Union (1992) • Economic and political confederation • 27 Countries (as of 2007) • Must have a stable democratic government • Competitive market Economy

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