9.2 Flashcards
What did the East Germany governent do in the late 1980s?
however why couldn’t the ests german givenment t continue with this?
- Banned Soviet publication
- They believed it would undermine communism
esst Germany was bang out communist and slow to embrace perestroika and glasnost…
2)after seeing other counties abdandoing communism, the desire for East German citizens to do so was too much ,,,
what did Gorbachev say hen he visited east Germany?
What happened on 4th November?
that the Su would not get involved in the internal affairs
2) The largest demonstration in East Germany’s history took place, with over 1 million people in East Berlin demanding democracy and free elections
What happened when democratic election were announced in Hungary? (And this borders into Österreich opened?)
(what did this cause the government to do)
Mass movement of East German citizens through Hungary to West Germany
As a result, the East German government announced much greater freedom of travel for East German citizens
What was part of the East German government’s plan for greater freedom of travel
when!!
9th November
East German government announces that border crossings into West Germany would be opened
People began to dismantle the Berlin Wall, snd finally met fs,I lied and experience life in west.
What happened on 3rd October 1990?
West and East Germany were formally reunited on 3 October 1990
What happened within a few days of the East German announcement?
Over 1 million people per day had seized the chance to see relatives and experience life in the West
What were consequences of the fall of the Berlin wall?
- Tensions in the world eased
- The USSR’s power was dwindling
- The new Germany joined NATO and in 1991, the Warsaw Pact was dissolved
