Important People
He was the last leader of the Soviet Union
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev
The idea is at the heart of communist ideology. Also refers to the ongoing conflict between proletariat (working class) and bourgeoisie (capitalist class)
What is class struggle?
This event marked the end of the Cold War era.
What is the fall of the Berlin Wall?
The Berlin wall fell in this year.
What is 1989?
The fall of the Berlin Wall occurred in this country.
What is East Germany?
This Polish labor leader became the first democratically elected president of Poland.
Who is Lech Walesa?
This concept refers to a classless society where wealth and resources are distributed according to need.
What is socialism?
The reunification of this country occurred in 1990, symbolizing the end of division in Europe.
What is Germany?
The Cold War officially ended in this year
What is 1991
This country experienced a failed coup attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev in 1991.
What is the Soviet Union?
This Romanian leader was overthrown and executed in 1989.
Who is Nicolae Ceaușescu?
This manifesto, written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, lays out the principles of communist theory.
What is The Communist Manifesto?
This new country emerged as the legal successor state to the USSR.
What is the Russian Federation?
Mikhail Gorbachev becomes General Secretary of the Communist party of the Soviet Union in this year
What is 1985?
This military alliance expanded into Eastern Europe following the fall of the USSR.
What is NATO?
He was the first president of Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union.
Who is Boris Yeltsin?
Communist ideology that refers to economic and social balance. This ensures everyone has their basic needs met.
This major economic crisis in 1998 severely affected Russia and other former Soviet states.
What is the Russian financial crisis?
East and West Germany are officially reunified in this year
What is 1990?
This Soviet republic was the first to declare its independence from the USSR in March 1990.
What is Lithuania?
This East German leader was ousted shortly before the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Who is Erich Honecker?
This political theory advocates for a stateless, classless society
What is Marxism?
The fall of the USSR lead to the raise of this country into the most influential global superpower.
What is the United States?
This event in August 1991 was an attempt by Soviet hardliners to overthrow Mikhail Gorbachev
What is the August Coup?
What is Nichole?