Impact Of The Fall Of The Berlin Wall On Other Eastern European Countries Flashcards
What did the fall of the Berlin Wall symbolise and what did it mark
It symbolised the end of the division of germany. It marked the climax of revolutionary changes and thus the beginning of the end of the Cold War
Where had the reform movements that ended communism originate from
Solidarity in Poland
How did the collapse of the Berlin Wall affect czechoslovakia
The Czechs and Slovaks started protesting, demanding political reform. The communist party peacefully transferred its power to the reformers in what was later called the Velvet Revolution
How did the collapse of the Berlin Wall affect Romania
The communist regime of Nicolas Ceausescu was overthrown by popular protest and the use of arms.
Which 2 other countries’s communist parties also gave up
Bulgaria and Romania
Once germany was reunited, what happened to the Soviet Union
Revolutionary movement spread there
Why was gorbachev forced to resign
He survived a hard-line coup attempt
Who took over from gorbachev
Yeltsin
What did Yeltsin do
He oversaw the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
What also marked the end of the Cold War
The collapse of communism in east Central Europe.
