Mikhail Gorbachev and the Collapse of Communism

Mikhail Gorbachev is the president of Russia. He was the youngest president at age 54. Mikhail decided that since the russia was a totalitarian state, and nothing was getting done, he thought that he should open up russia more so that free fresh new ideas will come and make Russia more economic and new with social reforms. This was called the "Glasnost". This was to promote Openess in Russia. In 1985, Gorbachev decided to make something new called "Peristrokia". This was to make economic reforms. Local managers gained full rights to their farms and property and people were allowed to own privately owned small buisnesses.

The Collapse of Communism

The Communism collapse in Eastern Europe and the USSR because A stunning series of events between 1989 and 1991 that led to the fall of communist regimes in eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. Faced with massive popular opposition and the unwillingness of President Mikhail Gorbachev to send Soviet troops to their rescue.he gave orders for the demolition of the Berlin Wall, a long-time manifestation of the Iron Curtain. Soon after, talks began with West Germany which resulted in the unification of Germany on October 23, 1990.

African Indepence

Africa changed so much in the 20 year time spand because like every other year a new country was added to Africa. Patrice Lumumba became the nation’s first prime minister, He ruled a divided country. A Leader named Moise Tshombe declared that region’s independence. Still, some Angolans gained a education. Accounts of other African countries that had become independent inspired them. In the 1960s, three revolutionary groups emerged. Foreign powers supported each group. As the first European colonial power in Africa, Portugal probably felt tightly bound Cold War Reaches Angola.

Nelson Mandela and Apartheid

Racial-segregation policy of the government of South Africa from 1948 to 1994. Under the apartheid system, nonwhites-classified as Bantu colored , or Indian-did not share full rights of citizenship with the white minority. In the wake of these violent acts of repression international pressure for the overturning of South Africa's racial policies grew, and in October 1989 President de Klerk permitted antiapartheid demonstrations. When Nelson Mandela walked out of prison on Feb. 11, 1990, South Africa's future walked with him. A lesser man would have felt justified in calling for a violent upheaval to bring down the white supremacist government.