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The Late Cold War and the Fall of Communism. HWH UNIT 12 CHAPTER 18.5. The End of Détente . Soviets invade Afghanistan, 1979 Reagan (1980) and Thatcher (1981). Solidarity in Poland, 1980. Lech Walesa. Gorbachev and Reagan. Glasnost “ openness ” Freedom of dissent Perestroika
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The Late Cold War and the Fall of Communism HWH UNIT 12 CHAPTER 18.5
The End of Détente • Soviets invade Afghanistan, 1979 • Reagan (1980) and Thatcher (1981)
Solidarity in Poland, 1980 Lech Walesa
Gorbachev and Reagan • Glasnost • “openness” • Freedom of dissent • Perestroika • Economic “restructuring” • More free-market
Poland, 1988-89 • Strikes in 1988 • Elections in 1989 • Lech Walesa, president 1990-1995
Hungary • Breach of the Iron Curtain, 1989 • Open borders • Refugees from East Germany • Janos Kadar removed from power (1956-1989) • October, ’89: Hungarian Republic proclaimed • Free elections
The Fall of the Berlin WallAutumn, 1989 • Refugees to Hungary • Resignation of Honecker and free elections • The Berlin Wall Falls, November 1989
German ReunificationOctober 3, 1990The Federal Republic of Germany
Czechoslovakia, 1989 • Soviet renunciation of 1968 • “68 upside down” • Vaclav Havel • President • Alexander Dubcek • Prime Minister
Romania: Violent Revolution • Nicolae Ceaucescu
The Collapse of the USSR • The August Coup (1991) • Boris Yeltsin • Why did the USSR fail? • Command economy • Defense spending • Internal division • Reform-minded leader
After the USSR… • The Commonwealth of Independent States (1991)
China’s Reaction: The Tiananmen Square Massacre, June 1989 • Protesters peacefully demand reform • Gorbachev’s visit • Crackdown, June 1989 • Thousands killed??? • No political reform in China