The Collapse Communism

This was a shock to everyone because people thought communist was building up.
The people of Russia were disapointed with how things were in their communist country and were feed up. So they gathered up and overthrew the communist party for Democrat party. Many of the countries that were in the Warsaw Pack drop communism also, this was because of Russia the most biggest country in the world failed at keeping a communist goverment so they dropped it as well. On New Year's Eve 1991 USSR finally collapsed and at the same time the Berlin Wall fell. Berlin wall was that separated West Berlin from East Berlin. People tore down the Berlin Wall because their wasn't two different system they both were the same. Many countries became capitalism and democratic. The only countries that remained communist is North Korea and Cuba.

Mikhail Gorbachev And Collapse Of Communism

Peristrokia- economic restructuring people were finally able to open their own small business.
Glasnost- openness, meaning the society had the ability to use speech to the government to improve its society.

Mikhail Gorbachev was elected the President of Russia at the age of 54. Gorbachev was very well educated on economics and politics. Gorbachev wasn't as strict as Joseph Stalin and opposed the idea of Totalitarianism. Knowing that Communism was an ineffective system of government and was bringing down the economy. It was only obvious that communism in Russia was going to collapse. Then Glasnost was made so people can talk about the government and take somewhat part in the government affairs. Peristrokia was a increase of rights they were able to receive they were able to own their own business before they couldn't. By doing this people started not liking communism it made it seem like a bad idea and made the people think about how life was in America and other Democrat countries.