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1985-1991 __**Time line**__ 1.The fall of the Berlin wallmedia type="custom" key="6234785" 2. Reagan said to Mikhail Gorbachev: “We welcome change and openness; for we believe that freedom and security go together, that the advance of human liberty can only strengthen the cause of world peace. There is one sign the Soviets can make that would be unmistakable, that would advance dramatically the cause of freedom and peace. General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization, come here to this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” (June 12, 1986) 3.Good idea/good to get russia out of sluggish economy 4.Domino effect, fast Europe fell 5.Germans took down berlin well with pickaxes 6.On Christimas, Romanian dictator and wife excuted on tv 7.Baltic states declared independence 8.Soviet president proposed union treaty 9.Ukraine and Russia itself declared independence 10. We belive that polices of the Reagan-Bush years caused Russia economic collapse 11.Facing one super power, United States 12.Communism was destroyed 13.Germany became apart of NATO 14.Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe was signed, most complex agreement ever concluded 15.Strategic Arms Reduction T reaty mandated to cut 30-40% of nuc weapons on both sides 16.December 91 Russia separated into 15 separate countries __**What happened**__ economic planning failed that lead to armed race with U.S. communism never took hold and Russia stoped inforcing it president of russia introduced a two part policy reform. part one- getting people freedom of speech and part two- perestroika, or rebuilding didn't work made fun of president, knew he had to do something they completely crashed "Commonwealth of Independent Republics" created, composed of the most independent countries of the former S.U. Russia Mikhail Gorbachev- leader of Russia George H. W. Bush- U.S. president at this time Ronald Reagan __**End result**__ Commonwealth of Independent Republics helped russia back on their feet media type="custom" key="6235063"
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__**Questions:**__ 1. When was the Romanian dictator and his wife killed? 2. How many people signed the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe signed? 3. Why was the Berlin Wall built 4. Who were the two presidents during the fall of the Soviet Union? 5. Who was the leader of Russia?

1. Christmas 2. 22 3. To keep East Berlin from escaping to West Berlin 4. George H. W. Bush and Ronald Reagan 5. Mikhail Gorbachev
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Book cited: Russia {A reference guide from the renaissance to the present} Auther: Maurico Borrero

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Check what I did and add or take away if needed. Hope you guys work on this.-Danielle

I'm looking up sites that we all can look at tomorrow and see what information we can pull out of it. ~Ashley

I have found alot of info about wat happened after and doring the time of the berlin wall.-Ayanna

I found a book about some things in the soviet union.-Ayanna

For now I found some information on the Berlin wall and it been destroyed. I'm going to save the sites on my jump drive and put up info tomorrow. Also, I'm citing my sources before I save them on my jump drive. ~Ashley

I found 4 sites for the berlin wall leading up to #2, couldn't find any sites for #3 and I found 1 site for #9 ~Ashley

I found # 10 :) - Ayanna