The End of the Cold War Mikhail Gorbachev Becomes president of
USSR in 1985 Wanted change Two Policies Glasnost: a new openness
Ease strict social controls by the govt Perestroika : reform the
Soviet system Move away from Communism Reagan & Gorbachev Meet
Reagan & Gorbachev Meet Again And Again And One More Time Mr.
Gorbachev tear down this wall! 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 The
greatest street party in the history of the world. The Real Reason
for the Fall of the Berlin Wall David Hasselhoff The Fall of the
Soviet Union: Dec 26, 1991 Gorbachevs reforms give way to collapse
Boris Yeltsin replaces Gorbachev & supports reforms Yeltsin
becomes 1 st president of Russian Federation
