End Of The Cold War

Question 1

The end of soviet control in Eastern Europe

Answer 1

1989- year of miracles- revolutions all over eastern Europe

Question 2

Poland

Answer 2

June 1989- Polish ‘solidarity group wins first free election in eastern europe.

Question 3

East Germany

Answer 3

September 1989: Many civillians leave for the West by travelling through Hungary to Austria.
October 1989: Gorbachev doesn’t help EGerman government deal with protests.
November 1989: West Berlin border opened early and Berliners cross the wall. Germany reunited in 1990.

Question 4

Hungary

Answer 4

May 1989: Government takes down fence on Austrian border and promises democratic elections in October.

Question 5

Fall of Berlin Wall

Answer 5

9th November 1989: mistaken announcement from EGerman press secretary caused people to flock to wall and border opened early. Thousands went to dismantle the wall, symbolically important of the end of the East-West divide.

Question 6

End of the Warsaw pact

Answer 6

1991: after the collapse of the communist Government there was no more need for the Warsaw pact.

Question 7

Baltic States

Answer 7

1990- Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia declared independance from the soviet union.

Question 8

Gorbachev coup

Answer 8

August 1991- communist hardliners stage coup against Gorbachev which was defeated by a group led by Boris Yeltsin. Gorbachev continued in government but authority damaged. Other soviet republics took advantage of Gorbachev’s weakness and 12 formed a common wealth of independant states.

Question 9

Break up of Soviet Union

Answer 9

25th December 1991- Gorbachev announces break up of the Soviet Union and resigns.