End of Brezhnev Doctrine
•Gorbachev saw that Arms race and Warsaw pact used a lot of money
•It ended in 1988
The Fall of Berlin Wall
•People in East Germany protested demanding change
•The first part of the wall was destroyed by protesters in 1989
End of the Warsaw Pact
It officially ended in 1991, and some members joined NATO
End of the Soviet Union
Gorbachev tried to make a new constitution where countries had more freedom, but they rejected it
The USSR officially dissolved in 1991, and split to form different countries