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The fall of communism in Eastern Europe
Encouraged by Gorbachev鈥檚 progressive reforms, key Warsaw Pact nations challenge Communist authority. With no Soviet crackdown, mass demonstrations soon lead to the historic destruction of the Berlin Wall and the end of Communist control in many countries.
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