Fall of Communism
FALL OF COMMUNISM 29-3 Economic Unity 1957: European Economic Community 1960: European Free Trade Association Postwar Soviet Union Khrushchev takes effort to DE-Stalinize Remained committed Communists Revolts in Eastern Europe Soviet troops put down rebellion in East Germany (1953) Poland (1956) Hungary (1956) Budapest Czechoslovakia (1968) Prague Solidarity Movement: Polish movement against Communism led by Lech Walessa Gorbachev Glasnost: openness and willingness to discuss Soviet issues Perestroika: reconstructing and reforming Soviet system Revolutions in Eastern Europe Velvet Revolution: peaceful revolution pushing Communists out of Czechoslovakia Solidarity Movement: Polish revolution, elect Walessa as President