4.5 The end of the Cold War and 4.6 North Korea

perestroika

policy from 1985 of Soviet leader Gorbachev to change the communist planned economy into a free market economy

glasnost

policy in 1985 initiated by Soviet leader Gorbachev to give Soviet people more freedom of speech

Peaceful Revolution

the process of change that transformed communist East Germany to a parliamentary democracy, bringing the reunification of Germany

Fall of the Wall

when on 9th November 1989, East Berliners could freely visit West Berlin again

German Reunification

the process in 1990 when East Germany joined West Germany to form the reunited nation of Germany

Korean War

a war fought between North and South Korea (1950–1953) that was part of the Cold War; North Vietnam was helped by China and the Soviet Union, South Vietnam by UN troops and especially by the USA