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jan 1, 1991 - -Dissolution of the Soviet Union -Maastricht Treaty

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-Dissolution of the Soviet Union
Christmas Day, 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev,
leader of the Soviet Union, announced his
resignation and the dissolution of Soviet
Union.
-Maastricht Treaty
Forms the EU and sets the standards of the
European Union.
Countries wanting to join had to meet those
financial and cultural requirements.

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Date:

jan 1, 1991
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~ 35 years ago