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The End of the Cold War
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What is the reunification of Germany?Show answer
The fall of the Wall led quickly to one of the most important results of the end of the Cold War: the reunification of Germany. Germany had been split into two separate countries since soon after the Second World War, a division at the very heart of the Cold War in Europe. Now the two Germanys joined back together into a single country. The reunification removed one of the central divisions of the Cold War and showed how completely the old order was being swept away.
What is the collapse of the Soviet Union?Show answer
The final and decisive event was the collapse of the Soviet Union itself. Gorbachev's reforms had loosened control, the economy remained weak, and the different parts of the Soviet Union increasingly wanted their independence. Unable to hold the country together, the Soviet Union broke apart into a number of separate, independent countries. The mighty superpower that had been one of the two great rivals of the Cold War simply ceased to exist.
What are only describing events?Show answer
Explain why these events ended the Cold War, by destroying the division of Europe and removing a superpower.
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