1h 27min, jan 1, 1989 y - The Soviet Union loses many of the countries that it has an influence over. The Berlin Wall comes down.

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Gorbachev sought reform for the Soviet Union. While he cut military spending, the Soviet Union was too busy struggling economically for it to keep a firm grasp on the countries that it had an influence over. Reagan encourages Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall. Gorbachev tears down the wall.

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