dec 26, 1991 - Fall of The USSR
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USSR was Large a group of countries joined together; Russia and eastern European countries.
Peritokia (reform) ran through country during Gorbachev administration. (Soviet union’s people questioned why follow leaders)
Strong US presence in Europe.
Reagan built up US defense
Reagan made Star Wars initiative (space based defense system).
Soviet Union began to back down.
Gorbachev's decision to loosen the Soviet tyranny on the countries of Eastern Europe created an independent, democratic momentum that led to the collapse of the Berlin Wall in November 1989, and then the overthrow of Communist rule throughout Eastern Europe.
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Prominent Russian Figures and Events
By Finn Cloward
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