What will we learn today?What will we learn today?10.9.7 Analyze the reasons for the collapse of the Soviet Union, including the weakness of the command economy, burdens of military commit ments, and growing resistance to Soviet rule by dissidents in satellite states and the non-Russian Soviet republics.

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• Explain reforms in Poland and Hungary• Summarize changes in Germany• Describe democratic change in

Czechoslovakia

Essential Question

How the collapse of the Soviet Union affect Eastern Europe?

The collapse of the Soviet Union brought about many changes in former satellite nations. Reform movements resulted in many countries breaking free from Communist forms of government. The end of the Cold War also allowed for Germany to reunify.

• A period of time when workers stop work in order to force an employer to agree to their

demands

When the factory owner refused to increase their wages, the workers went on strike.

• To make something whole again

Our goal is to reunify this family by returning the children to their parents.

• Gorbachev More open to reforms in Eastern Europe than Brezhnev had been.

• Poland was one of the first countries to take advantage of this

• 1980 Polish shipyard workers went on strike and demanded that the govt. recognize their union, Solidarity

• The Solidarity movement continued to grow in popularity, as an economic crisis spread

• Solidarity was legalized and free elections held in 1989

• Voters overwhelmingly voted against Communist candidates and instead chose Solidarity candidates.

• Poland, no longer under Soviet control, moved to a free market economy

• 1989 In response to an increased number of escapes from East Germany, the East German government closed its borders entirely.

• Protests broke out all over East Germany

• Reagan: “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”

• To try to restore stability and preserve Communist control, the East German leader allowed people to leave the country

• Nov. 1989 Berlin Wall torn down and Berliners celebrated Reagan

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• The fall of communism in Eastern Germany led many to push for the reunification of Germany

• This made some countries nervous

• But the Germans assured world leaders that Germany had learned from the past and was now committed to democracy

• Oct. 1989 Thousands gathered in Prague to demand democracy

• Nov. 1989 Thousands more protest

• Both protests ended with a brutal Communist crackdown

• Harsh govt. response only angered people

• Hundreds of thousands gathered to demand an end to Communist rule

• Dec. 1989 Communist rule came to an end

• 1993 Czechoslovakia split into 2 separate nations: Czech Republic and Slovakia

Essential Question

Which country’s solidarity union movement of the 1980’s became the main force of

opposition to Communist rule?

Essential Question

How did the East German government respond to the rising number of escape attempts from

East Germany?

Essential Question

What demand did Reagan issue to Gorbachev?

Essential Question

When was the Berlin Wall torn down?

Essential Question

Were the protests against Communist rule in Czechoslovakia successful?

Essential Question

What two countries did Czechoslovakia split into in 1993?

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