Steven Kreis' "1989: The Walls Came Tumbling Down"

Read the final part of this lecture (starting with the paragraph that begins with the words "Outside the Soviet Union..."). As you read, consider the following questions: what were the most important reasons for popular protest in the Soviet Bloc in the 1980s? What role did economic, cultural, and international factors play? Which do you think were most important?

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