End of cold war Flashcards
Gorbachev becomes leader of soviet union
1985
perestroika
1985
glasnost
1986
democratisation
1988
gorbachev’s reforms weakening ussr
1989
solidarity founded in poland
1980
uprising in poland
1980
General Jaruzelski > head of polish govt
1981
martial law
rule by the army instead of the elected govt
lech walesa released from prison
1982
jaruzelski realised would have to negotiate with solidarity
1989
polish round table talks
february 1989
walesa president of poland
1990
berlin wall
1961
stasi
east german secret police
hungary opens borders with austria
may 1989
eric honeckers own party forced him to resign
1989
berlin wall comes down
november 1989
free elections held in GDR
1990
Boris Yeltin becomes president of russia
1991
failed communist coup
1991
end of soviet union
december 1991
us congress passed laws banning all us investments in SA & order previous investments removed
1986
new york accords
1988