The Collapse of Communism

Communism and the USSR collapsed because Mikhail Gorbachev used glasnost and perestroika. Certain countries wanted to leave the Soviet Union and did not want to be communist anymore. The economy was worsening and Gorbachev resigned as leader. The Soviet Union turned into 15 different republics because of revolts. The Berlin Wall separated East and West Germany. People tore down the Berlin Wall because they wanted people to cross with private roads and soon everyone wanted to cross. They started breaking it with hammers and soon it fell. People were worried less about nuclear warfare. There were less communist countries to deal with.