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1 The End of the Cold War

2 Mikhail Gorbachev Becomes president of USSR in 1985 Wanted change Two Policies Glasnost: “a new openness” Ease strict social controls by the gov’t Perestroika : reform the Soviet system Move away from Communism

3 Reagan & Gorbachev Meet

4 Reagan & Gorbachev Meet Again

5 And Again

6 And One More Time

7 “Mr. Gorbachev tear down this wall!”

8 Communism Falls All Over Europe Several Eastern European countries oust Communist regimes Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Hungary November 9, 1989: Berlin Wall falls Symbolizes end of Communism in Europe

9 “The greatest street party in the history of the world.”

10 The Real Reason for the Fall of the Berlin Wall David Hasselhoff

11 The Fall of the Soviet Union: Dec 26, 1991 Gorbachev’s reforms give way to collapse Boris Yeltsin replaces Gorbachev & supports reforms Yeltsin becomes 1 st president of Russian Federation

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