1988 - Strikes throughout the 1989 Secret Police have to 1988 Gorbachev allows – – country. put down demonstrations. Hungary to become a 1989 - Communist government Huge protests against the state. defeated in free elections held, President who is forced to flee. 1989 Hungary opens borders – first non-Communist Prime Army in and fights secret with Austria. Minister is elected. police, President is shot. 1990 Democratic elections – 1990 Democratic elections won by an anti-Communist – are won by a new political group. party. Bulgaria Czechoslovakia East Germany 1990 Democratic elections 1989 Demonstrations against 1989 Soviet troops do not put – – – won by a renamed party of Communism begin and down East German choice. Communist government demonstrations. 1 million resigns. people protest in East Berlin. The first non-Communist The Berlin Wall is opened. President since 1948 is put in 1990 Germany reunified into – charge. one country. 1990 Democratic elections – won by Anti-Communist groups. Task: Label the map using the information above to describe the break-down of the Eastern-bloc Fall of the Berlin Wall The East German government had been slow to adopt Gorbachev’s Thinking’. ‘New However, they were unable to ignore the desire of East Germans for freedom. East Germany was slow to adopt perestroika and glasnost. Indeed, the German government even banned Russian publications during the 1980s because they were too liberal. However the Communist government was unable to contain its citizens’ desire for freedom once neighbouring states had abandoned Communism.
1988 - Strikes throughout the country. 1989 - Communist government defeated in free elections held, first non-Communist Prime Minister is elected. 1989 – Secret Police have to put down demonstrations. Huge protests against the President who is forced to flee. Army in and fights secret police, President is shot. 1990 – Democratic elections are won by a new political party. 1988 – Gorbachev allows Hungary to become a state. 1989 – Hungary opens borders with Austria. 1990 – Democratic elections won by an anti-Communist group. Bulgaria 1990 – Democratic elections won by a renamed party of choice. Czechoslovakia 1989 – Demonstrations against Communism begin and Communist government resigns. The first non-Communist President since 1948 is put in charge. 1990 – Democratic elections won by Anti-Communist groups. East Germany 1989 – Soviet troops do not put down East German demonstrations. 1 million people protest in East Berlin. The Berlin Wall is opened. 1990 – Germany reunified into one country. Task: Label the map using the information above to describe the break-down of the Eastern-bloc Fall of the Berlin Wall The East German government had been slow to adopt Gorbachev’s ‘New Thinking’. However, they were unable to ignore the desire of East Germans for freedom. East Germany was slow to adopt perestroika and glasnost. Indeed, the German government even banned Russian publications during the 1980s because they were too liberal. However the Communist government was unable to contain its citizens’ desire for freedom once neighbouring states had abandoned Communism.
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