Mikhail Gorbacher And The End Of Communism

Mikhail Gorbachev had his own ideas and believes.In 1984, he announced a policy know as glasnost or openness and began the democratization of the Soviet Union.He encouraged soviet citizens to discuss ways to improve their society. In 1985, Gorbachev invented the idea of perestroika or economic restructuring, meaning he made changes to revive the soviet economy and create it again.

Collapse Of Communism

When Communism collapsed it was a big turning point in history.Diplomats, finally had an opportunity to enter the Soviet Union without military aid. The Berlin wall got tared down and When Communism fell, there was less of a need for concern about nuclear Annhilation. People tore down the wall because it wasnt allowing people from the east get to the west and it was preventing the west to get to the east, people would get shot if they tried to cross it.Also, the Soviet Union separated into fifteen different Republics, which were Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Lativa, Lithuania, Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.

Creation Of Israel

Zionism-a worldwide Jewish movement that resulted in the establishment and development of the state of Israel.

The conflict that happened when Israel was formed was that basically the Arabs hated the Jews and whatever chance that the Arabs would have to attack the Jews they would take.Through out all this the government would sit back and watch this all happen.The Israelis and the Palestinians didn't get along as well they would fight about who Israel belonged to.

Nelson Mandela And Apartheid

To me Apartheid meant that Africans did not have the right to vote in elections and until 1990 many public facilities and institutions were restricted to the use of one race only.Nelson Mandela was a hero to the Africans because he fought for Unity and Liberation.He is so admired by all these authors and all these websites because he wrote books and he fought for African Unity and Liberation.

African Independence

Africa changed soo much during 1955 and 1975 because during 1955 there were more colonies then independent countries and the change in 1975 was that there were more independent countries formed then there were colonies. Some of the leaders were Patrice Lumumba he was the first prime minister who ruled a divided country. Leopold Sengal later became the first president of Senegal, and Kwame Nkrumah he was a leader of a non violent protest of people wanting freedom.