The Collapse of Communism

A series of events led to the collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe and in the USSR. In Eastern Europe there were reforms and people were starting to reject the idea of Communism. There were demands for reforms, some countries were starting to hold free elections, and there were revolutions. The new president of East Germany had decided to hold free elections and wanted the Berlin Wall to be tore down. There then became talk with West Germany. This resulted in the destruction of the Berlin Wall and the unification of Germany. In the Soviet Union, Boris Yeltsin was elected president. He fought for power and wanted the break up of the Soviet Union. He helped reformers end communism. This resulted in the USSR ceasing to exist. With the disappearance of the USSR, there is know only one super power in the world. The two super powers had been the United States and the Soviet Union. Now its only the US.