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AP European History
Unit 9 – Cold War and Contemporary Europe
Topic 9.7
How did Mikhail Gorbachev's policies contribute to the fall of communism in Eastern Europe?
His economic reforms led directly to financial collapse across Communist states.
His policies opened up political discourse and criticism which led to demands for more freedoms.
He declared war on NATO, causing a backlash against communist rule within USSR's satellite states.
He dismantled the USSR's nuclear arsenal, weakening its bargaining power internationally.
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