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Erich Honecker, East German leader ran one of the most repressive Soviet Satellite gov't
In fall of 1989 thousands of demonstrators demanded greater freedoms
Honecker wanted to shoot them, was overruled and replaced by Eron Krenz
On Nov.9,1989 the Berlin Wall was opened and free elections were held
German Reunification:
The West German Democratic Party, led by Helmut Kohl won on a reunification platform
30 October, 1990 the two Germany's became one with Kohl as the Chancellor
The Collapse of Communism, 1989-1991:
Poland had a history of liberation movements
Lech Walesa had formed the solidarity movement of trade unions in 1980
1981 the gov't cracked down with martial law under General Jaruzelski
1989 elections were held in Poland the solidarity movement won 92% of the vote and 160/161
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Czechoslovakia protested during the "velvet revolution" Nov.1989
After a nationwide strike the Communist party resigned in favor of Vaclev Havel
in 1992 the Czechs and Slovaks decided to seperate into two independed countries
Romania had been ruled by Nicolae Ceausescu since 1965
He ordered protesters shot in Dec. 1989, after two days the army refused orders and executed Ceausescu in 1965
fall of communism
Gorbachev made a couple of major changes in 1990
first was introduec 'rule of law'
He felt that socialism could be achieved within a democratic state
Second was the '500 day plan' dealing with the deficit
Finally, the Union Treaty giving the republics more autonomy
In fall of 1989 thousands of demonstrators demanded greater freedoms
Honecker wanted to shoot them, was overruled and replaced by Eron Krenz
On Nov.9,1989 the Berlin Wall was opened and free elections were held
German Reunification:
The West German Democratic Party, led by Helmut Kohl won on a reunification platform
30 October, 1990 the two Germany's became one with Kohl as the Chancellor
The Collapse of Communism, 1989-1991:
Poland had a history of liberation movements
Lech Walesa had formed the solidarity movement of trade unions in 1980
1981 the gov't cracked down with martial law under General Jaruzelski
1989 elections were held in Poland the solidarity movement won 92% of the vote and 160/161
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Czechoslovakia protested during the "velvet revolution" Nov.1989
After a nationwide strike the Communist party resigned in favor of Vaclev Havel
in 1992 the Czechs and Slovaks decided to seperate into two independed countries
Romania had been ruled by Nicolae Ceausescu since 1965
He ordered protesters shot in Dec. 1989, after two days the army refused orders and executed Ceausescu in 1965
fall of communism
Gorbachev made a couple of major changes in 1990
first was introduec 'rule of law'
He felt that socialism could be achieved within a democratic state
Second was the '500 day plan' dealing with the deficit
Finally, the Union Treaty giving the republics more autonomy