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(Political)Polish worker strike
Gdansk shipyard worker demanded the Government recognize Solidarity as a union. Eventually the government gave in. -
(Political) Brezhnev Died
Both of his successors died after a year in office. -
(Economic) Perestroika introduced
Perestroika was an economic restructuring. -
(Cultural) Glasnost was anounced
Glasnost was an opening of ideas and opinions. -
(Political) Democritization introduced
Democritization would gradually open the political system. -
(Political) INF Treaty signed
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty banned nuclear missles with a range of 300 to 3,400 miles. -
(Political) Hungary allows vacationing East Germans to cross into Austria
This allowed thousands of people to escape from East Germany to West. East Germany closed its borders in response. -
(Political) Radical reformers took over Communist Party congress
Radicals deposed the party leader, and dissolved it. -
(Political) 10,000 protesters gathered in Prague
Hundreds were arrested demanding democracy and freedom. Three weeks later, in a different protest, police brutally attacked the protesters and killed many. -
(Political) Egon Krenz opened the Berlin wall
This was a gamble to save communism that did not work. -
(Political) Lech Walesa becomes president
He was a Solidarity candidate, and introduced shock therapy to the economy. -
(Political) Germany reunified
Helmut Kohl helped to persuade European nations to learn from the past. -
(Political/Cultural) Chechnya declares independence
Yeltsin denied its right to secede, and destroyed the Capital in 1994. -
(Political) Soviet troops attacked civilians in Lithuania
Killed 14 and wounded hundreds in the Capital. -
(Political) Hardliners detained Gorbachev
Demanded his resignation from office. -
(Economic) Inflation rates soared in Russia
Shock therapy caused an inflation of 800% from 1992 to 1994. -
(Political) Socialist party won a majority of seats in parliament
The party was mostly former communists. The Socialists and Democrats formed a coalition. -
(Political) Chechnya ceasefire signed
After Yeltsin won reelection, war soon broke out again. -
(Political) Gerhard Schroeder elected in Germany
Gerhard Schroeder was of the Socialist Democratic Party, was reelected in 2002. -
(Political) Poland became a member of NATO
President Kwasniewski led this. Poland gave strong support against terrorism. -
(Political) Hungary joined NATO full time
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(Political) Vladimir Putin elected
He won popularity by dealing with Chechnya harshly. -
(Economic) Economic downturn in Hungary
Due to: weak exports, decline in foreign investments, and excessive spending.
