History of the United States II / Unit 16 USH2 2281 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Gorbachev's Reforms
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The idea
Gorbachev persuaded the Communist Party to end its monopoly on power, created the Soviet Union's first working legislature and allowed the first nationwide competitive elections in nineteen eighty-nine, Digital History records.
In practice
Political prisoners freed and troops withdrawn from Afghanistan, the anchor notes.
Where people slip
He received the Nobel Peace Prize in nineteen ninety for defusing Cold War tensions, Digital History adds.
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