Fall of Communism & the end of the Cold War! Why did the Communism Fail? In groups come up with a Theory or reason.

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Fall of Communism & the end of the Cold War!

Why did the Communism Fail? In groups come up with a Theory or reason

Think about which factors were most important Leaders Social unrest Intervention in other countries Economic problems Pressure from democracies Diverse ethnic groups

Revolutions of 1989 Poland: Free elections, Communist Party fails

Cont’d Austria and Hungary open borders –Allows East Germans to flee –Opening in Iron Curtain

Revolution in Romania and Czechoslovakia Gorbachev does not interfere Denounces Brezhnev Doctrine

FALL OF BERLIN WALL Riots and demonstrations in East Germany in 1989 New govt. in Nov. Orders opening of Berlin Wall- symbols end of war

Implosion Theory USSR collapsed from within No creativity, Competition, and Incentive Communism = problem

Personality Theory – People made the difference 1.Gorbachev’s reform Perestroika + glasnost

Cont’d 2. Ronald Reagan - defense spending - Strategic Defense Initiative 3. Yeltsin- pushed for more reforms

Strategic Overstretch Theory: Too big Interfered too much

1. Superpowers withdraw 2. Spread of Democracy New countries enter international politics

Break up of the Sov Union left 15 independent countries! * Armenia*Latvia *Azerbaijan*Lithuania *Belarus*Moldova *Estonia*Russia *Georgia*Tajikistan *Kazakhstan*Turkmenistan *Kyrgyzstan*Ukraine *Uzbekistan

4.Nuclear Legacy??? 5.Greater use of United Nations 6.Ethnic/national tension

European Union A movement toward unity

European Economic Community Formed 1957 Also Called Common Market

Goals Eliminate Tariffs Similar wages and benefits

EEC a Huge Success Other countries join Britain, Denmark, Ireland admitted in 1973.

The Common Market becomes the European Union Becomes known as the EU in Euro, common currency 1999

Possible Problems for EU 1.independent states in E. Europe? 2.Influence of Germany makes others uneasy.

THE EURO The currency of twelve European Union countries: Belgium, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal and Finland.