Mikhail Gorbachev and the Collapse of Communism

Towards the end of the communist reign in Russia the leader and president Mikhail Gorbachev would choke the lst breath out of the communist party.He felt it separatedthe nation and this arms race incorporated into the communist government was affecting the econmoy and the people of Russia and Gorbachev wanted to end it. He wanted to expand russias new ideals and influence so he proposed a glasnot plan or openess that would lighten up the communist hold on russia and he also planned The perestroika or economic restructering that would bring new economic ideals and politcal functions much similar to ours.The people saw the difference in their country and they were on Gorbachevs side.Not only did he increase the economy but he also brought russia into better foreign realations with opposing countries.So he gave the people hope and they no longer needed communism and then the system was finished and russia was brought into a new era of economic reform and this act probably ended alot of tensions and potential attack and threats.Communism had died in the mother land and the wall had been teared down it was a new day and a new step at world peace.

The Collapse of Communism

Communism was a major political party and belief that swept through europe and parts of asia and america and other countries were worried that this communism would spread and take over the world.People felt these ideals were for the people but it was not perfect by any extent and the people that commun ism originally tried to help saw the corruption of the system and soon it would crumble in the end.The reasons for ending communism had alot to do with the economy and the rights of the people.The communist ideal started to die after they lost influence and the people in the nation began to disagree and the ideal was dying without the support of the people it would soon collapse. Mikeal Gorbachev was the leader toward the end and he could not save communism and everything started turning against the system.The Berlin wall which had been a symbol of communism that separted east berlin from west was also very tyranical and the people wanted germany together and when that wall was teared down communism had symbolicaly went to an end.Even though communism faded out of being a threat but still some small countries have some reamnants of communism but the regime of this system died with the belief

African Independence

Africa has been through many hardships and battles to get freedom and a nation with stability.They have had many white oppressors that toke advantage of their land and the people of Africa.Many people fought and became famous in the battle for independence in Africa.For example Ethiopia,Somalia and south Africa where lands that had battles and protest for the rights of the people that lived there. This conflict stretched on and had many outcomes and events that make it a famous historical topic. Leaders like Nelson Mandela who had fought long and hard and been persecuted for their fighting for their rights and arrested but they showed honor and discipline and led the people into liberation they gave their people a reason to fight and stand up and they had also showed the world that a land will be liberated. These people were warriors and i stood up for their land and gave their time and effort for the cause

Nelson Mandela And The Aparthied

South Africa had been a place of history and heroism. A wealthy country that had whites and blacks living together.Though they were all south Africans they often had disputes based on race and political differences.The native Africans did not like that their country was taken over because of how special it was and they felt it was rightfully theirs.A man known named Nelson Mandela would be the voice of redemption to his people and to his country.This man went through a long struggle to fight the white oppressors that had been taking advantage of his land. He stuck up against the white power that ruled and he was criticized for it.He protested much like the ways of Gandhi and demand equality and the right of his land.The government saw him as a threat and hes was jailed for over 20 years and this just made him look better because all those years his people were following in his image and fought.When Mandela Was freed he was elected president and tried to bring good relations to the whites and blacks in South Africa.he led his country into a new era and is a symbol of independence and standing up for whats right. The Apartheid which is African for separateness a racial separation of blacks and whites that went on in south Africa but was fought against by Nelson Mandela.

Nelson Mandela And Aparthied

Film Lesson: "The Right Stuff"

This film was a document on the "war" between america and Russia to be the conquerers of space and to be the first to enter space.It basically tells of a battle for power and a title of being the first nation to get into space. Russia got the first into space but America was the first to land sucessfully on a land which was the moon. This was a major turning point in history but also a win against the communist Russia which was important that we succeded.

My favorite part was the ship launch which was epic in the 60s and now because it is so amazing to see this hunk of metal that flies into space and beating the Russians at their own game.

NATO and The Warsaw Pact

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) which was formed in the aftermath of WW2 and The Warsaw Pact, was formed with good intentions to projtect the world sand to stop global conflict and crisis and to create peace. They formed many counteractions and Try to stop the cold war tensions. A pact that was made to try and limit the amount of weapon threats and conflicts that would occur from different vies and ideals.Russia and America's cold war were prime examples of confilcts that needed resolution so NATO would be the oragnization to help.In other cases NATO would try to ease tensions or put a stop to antagonists of war to stop the tensions.These forces were effective in some ways and people may debate they stopped the cold war.