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Collapse of control - Coggle Diagram
Collapse of control
Fall of Eastern Bloc
Poland
Striking in 1988.
1989-Communist government defeated.
DDR
Sept 1989-DDR ciitizens ecape through Hungary
Nov 1989- Berlin wall falls
Germany reunited in 1991
Hungary
Opens borders in May 1989
Communist government falls in 1990
Czechoslovakia
Nov 1989- Communist government resigns
Romania
Demonstartions with violent police response from Dec 1989
Democratic elections held in 1990
Bulgaria
1990-Democratic elections are held and the renamed communist party wins.
The state of Eastern Europe
Widespread shortages
Lack of development
Trabant built from 1957-1990
Changing attitude
March 1985-USSR would no longer protect and fund governments.
Dec 1988-Communist policy takes a smaller role in foreign policy and withdraws troops from some parts of Eastern Bloc.
March 1989-Soviet troops will not intervene in Estern Bloc politics.
Leaders
USSR
Gorbachev 1985-1991
Glasnost
Openness in dealing with the the West and greater freedom of speech.
Perestroika
Ending the soviet-style economy in Russia and introducing more capitalistic policy.
End war in Afghanistan
USA
Reagan 1981-1989
Anti-communist
Increased US defence budget by a large amount
Spent $30 billion in his first two weeks.