Which event preceded the revolutions of 1989? solidarity candidates were elected in poland. hungary implemented a free market economy. communist rule ended in czechoslovakia. gorbachev made reforms in the soviet union.

Gorbachev made reforms in the Soviet Union.

Further Explanation-

The most important event that occurred in the year after 1989 was the collapse of the Soviet

Union. The Soviet president and the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet

Union Mikhail Gorbachev introduced reforms to industrialize the Soviet Union and

provided limited civil liberties to the citizens. However, it was too late. The control of all

aspects of private and public lives by the Soviet government made the collapse of the Soviet

Union inevitable, and Gorbachev’s reforms only emboldened the public to demand further

changes in the political structure of the Soviet government. Ultimately, his reforms only

speeded up the collapse of the Soviet Union.

After the end of the Second World War, communism spread to several countries of Eastern

Europe and East Germany. The communist political structures involved the abolition of

private property, close control of public and private life and total government surveillance.

On the other hand, the economy was centralized, and contact with western democratic nations

was discouraged. Moreover, all communist nations had to be members of the Warsaw Pact,which was headed by the USSR. The Western nations took advantage of the post-war

economy and modernized their industries with technological reform. The communist

nations of Eastern Europe were inspired by this and wanted modernization and reforms,

and opposed the one-party rule of the Soviets. Throughout all nations of Eastern Europe, such

as Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Romania, the communist governments were

overthrown. The demand for reforms and wave of revolutions reached the USSR, where

the people wanted access to the market economy, modernization, and foreign trade. The

Soviet public wanted decentralization and trade with western nations. There was a

threat of revolution, and President Gorbachev did not conform to the hardliner policies of

the Soviet Union. He introduced reforms such as freedom of the press and granted civil

liberties to citizens. However, this could not stop the fall of communism in Eastern Europe.

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Answer Details-

Grade- High School

Chapter- The fall of communism in Eastern Europe

Subject- History

Keywords-

Communism, political party, ideology, civil reforms, modernization, foreign trade, the hardlinerpolicies.

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