The End of the Cold War Mikhail Gorbachev Becomes president of USSR in 1985 Wanted change Two Policies Glasnost: a new openness Ease strict social controls by the govt Perestroika : reform the Soviet system Move away from Communism Reagan & Gorbachev Meet Reagan & Gorbachev Meet Again And Again And One More Time Mr. Gorbachev tear down this wall! Communism Falls All Over Europe Several Eastern European countries oust Communist regimes Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Hungary November 9, 1989: Berlin Wall falls Symbolizes end of Communism in Europe The greatest street party in the history of the world. The Real Reason for the Fall of the Berlin Wall David Hasselhoff The Fall of the Soviet Union: Dec 26, 1991 Gorbachevs reforms give way to collapse Boris Yeltsin replaces Gorbachev & supports reforms Yeltsin becomes 1 st president of Russian Federation
