Collapse of Communism

Question 1

What best describes Yugoslavia before its breakup?

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It was home to many ethnic groups.

Question 2

What happened in Poland in 1989?

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Lech Walesa became the first freely elected president.

Question 3

Why did the economies of the former East German areas collapse during reunification?

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East German businesses were unable to compete in the free-market economy.

Question 4

Which event preceded the revolutions of 1989?

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Gorbachev made reforms in the Soviet Union.

Question 5

Which was a factor contributing to the collapse of communism in Germany?

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the weak economy of the former East Germany

Question 6

What happened when the Czechs tried to implement liberal reforms in 1968?

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The USSR and other Warsaw pact nations invaded.

Question 7

What was the Berlin Wall?

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a wall that separated East and West Berlin

Question 8

The first step in the reunification of East and West Germany was uniting their

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economies.

Question 9

What was the “Velvet Divorce”?

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Czechoslovakia’s split into two countries

Question 10

What was East Germany’s biggest problem after it opened its borders?

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East Germany lost large numbers of skilled workers.

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