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fall of the berlin wall and german reunification

fall of the berlin wall and german reunification. What events led to German reunification in 1990?. Remember…. Who was the reformist communist leader of the Soviet Union by 1985? What is glasnost? What is perestroika? What was the “Gorbachev Doctrine”?

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fall of the berlin wall and german reunification

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  1. fall of the berlin wall and german reunification What events led to German reunification in 1990?

  2. Remember… • Who was the reformist communist leader of the Soviet Union by 1985? • What is glasnost? • What is perestroika? • What was the “Gorbachev Doctrine”? • What effect did reforms in the Soviet Union have on the Soviet Satellite nations of Eastern Europe?

  3. POLand: 1980s • LECH WALESA: Leader of SOLIDARITY movement • First independent trade union – outlawed by communist gov’t • Called for democratic change and human rights in Poland (won Nobel Peace Prize 1983)

  4. Poland opens up • 1989 Round Table Agreement = led to semi-free parliamentary elections • Solidarity party in power • 1990 Lech Walesa became President of Poland • Led the transition in Poland from communist to post-communist state

  5. POLAND: Free elections 1989 ROMANIA Protests, Ceaucesceu (Stalinist Dictator) executed 1989 HUNGARY Breakup of Communist Party 1989 Freedom Sweeps Eastern Europe YUGOSLAVIA End of communist party control Free elections 1990 Break-up BULGARIA Communist leader steps down 1989 CZECHOSLOVAKIA Free elections 1989

  6. Remember… • When and why did Germany become a divided country? • How was it divided?

  7. Berlin wall 1961 • Khrushchev builds wall to separate E. Berlin (communist) from W. Berlin (not communist) • Why?

  8. Berlin wall • Symbol of tyranny and Soviet oppression • East Berliners continuously try to defect to West Berlin over the wall

  9. By 1989… • East Germany allows more free elections – hoping to stop protest • Allows East Germans into West Germany • BERLIN WALL FALLS 1989

  10. germany reunited 1990

  11. “Wind of change”the scorpions 1990 Other timeless classics include… “Rock you like a hurricane” And “No one like you”

  12. Rise and fall of berlin wall • What was the difference between East and West Germany by 1980? • What deal did East Germany work out with West Germany regarding political prisoners – in order to raise money? • What was the effect of Reagan’s visit to Berlin? • What was the significance of Gorbachev’s visit to Berlin? • What was the announcement made on Nov. 9, 1989 and how did people respond?

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