Collapse of the Communist Bloc, Soviet break-up, German reunification, Yugoslavia and the EU/Eurozone; leaders and ideas

What this note covers

1. Gorbachev's reforms: glasnost and perestroika
2. The revolutions of 1989 across Eastern Europe
3. German reunification, 1990
4. The break-up of the Soviet Union, 1991
5. The break-up of Yugoslavia and ethnic nationalism
6. Building the European Union and the Eurozone
7. Leaders and ideas: assessing significance across the collapse
8. How this period is examined and what separates a top response

8 sections · 12 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes