Mikhail Gorbachev and The End of Communism

Glasnost is a policy that the Soviet formed to discuss ways to improve their society. Perestroika is restructuring the Soviet economy. Mikhail Gorbachev announced a policy he created called Glasnost because he realized that economic and social reforms could not occur without a free flow of ideas and information. He encouraged the Soviet citizens to discuss ways to improve their society. This brought remarkable changes. Later now Gorbachev introduced an idea called perestroika which helped restructuring an economic. Gorbachev was one of the last leader of the Soviet Union. He was one of the youngest leader of the Soviet Union. It was not his goal to help end communism by opening the soviets citizens to help them out in their society. It Just happened. It changed to Capitalism.

Collapse of Communism

The Fall Communism was a big turning point in history. The collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe and in the USSR it happened because Capitalism came to Russia and the country got split up. Some people wanted Communism and others wanted Capitalism. When Communison was in control of Russia the people would be provided as long as they worked. Some people have to work harder to have money. Some people had to get high payed jobs now. People turned againist Commusion. Angry mods took down statues of Communist leaders were torn down. The People torn down the Berlin Wall down was to show that the Cold War ended with resulted in widespread chaos. Hundreds of people stormed to the wall with Hammers and attrack the wall to take it down. After the collapse of Communism the Soviet Union Collaped also.

Creation of Israel

Zionism was a Jewish Movement which lead to the development of the country of Israel. Their was many conflicts that occurred when Israel was created. The countries that surround Israel wanted to get this land and didn't want it to be independent country. Palestinians and Israelis didn't get along because they were both came from the same religious root named Abraham. They both calm that each has a rightful calm to the land and why the other does not have the rightful calm to the land.

Nelson Mandela and Apartheid

Apartheid is a system which the Bantu which are black, colored which are mixed and Indian did not share full rights of citizenship as the White minority. Nelson Mandela is a hero because he was a fighter, he did not wait for someone to come and help the people of South Africa fight off the system of Apartheid. He became a lifelong warrior in the battle to free South Africa. Nelson Mandela started out by being a leader in underground Political movement called the African National Congress. While Mandela was in prision he tried to help the people dto fight against Apartheid. He was set free and Apartheid ended and a few years later. He was award a nobel prize and he was elected President of South America. I think that The authors of these articles and sites were admired with Nelson Mandela because he was living in South Americas when this was happening and he did something instead of waiting for someone to do something.

African Independence

Africa changed so much in the 20 year period from 1955 to 1975. In 1955 Africa had very few independent countries. Many of Africa's countries were controlled by the Colonies. In 1975 most of Africa was Independent countries but there were three countries that were still controlled by the Colonies. Some of the Leaders that helped Africa get their independent was Kwame Nkrumah. He returned to the Gold Coast. He helped stage strikes and riots against the government. Kwame Nkrumah became the first minster and later the President of Ghana. Another Leader that helped Africa get their independent was Jomo Kenyatta became the President of the new anation of Kenya. He worked hared to unite the various ethnic and language groups in the country.