History - Cold War: Collapse of Soviet Control in Eastern Europe

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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