History GCSE
Collapse of communism
What Collapse of communism means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Collapse of communism
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The ousting of communist regimes by satellite states in 1989, which meant the Warsaw Pact no longer had a shared ideological foundation.
Topics that use Collapse of communism
- Option P4: Key topic 3: The end of the Cold War, 1970–91 - 3 The collapse of Soviet control of Eastern Europe, 1985-91 (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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- The collapse of the Iron Curtain
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- Warsaw Pact
- Ideological shifts and reform
- Popular protest and people power
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