12. Gorbachev’s Response to the Fall of the Berlin Wall
In 1989, as Eastern Bloc regimes began to crumble, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev hesitated to intervene decisively. His restrained response to the fall of the Berlin Wall signaled the end of Soviet dominance in Eastern Europe and accelerated the dissolution of the USSR itself. Gorbachev’s indecision at this historic crossroads reshaped global politics. Read more at Britannica.
