Person of the decade

by the early 1990s, soviet domination in eastern europe had ended. a number of individuals played a part in the collapse of the soviet union. understanding the role that each played is an important part of understanding the process that changed european politics and geography.

1. using the information from the reading and from your online research, decide who you think should be named "person of the decade." then write a letter to the time magazine nominating committee explaining why they should select your choice for "person of the decade."

Mikhail Gorbachev

Explanation:

Person of the decade

The end of the USSR at the end of 1991 was the biggest event of the decade and it is because Mikhail Gorbachev was the one who led that movement with internal reforms in the Soviet republic, it should be noted that this generated the end of the Cold War and the end of the nuclear race.

Two key aspects in saying that Gorbachev is the person of the decade, was to end the war in Afghanistan and withdraw Russian military support to the satellite countries of the USSR, in the same way let the population have greater access to information It was a great challenge since it broke with years of oppression of the people and policies against human rights.

This person led the greatest geopolitical change of the century and should be considered the person of the decade for his remarkable influence

the quote by walter cronkite contributes to the central idea of the text by supporting the central idea. cronkite argues that what is deemed “right” for and in america may not be good for other countries. this supports the central idea of the text, that the vietnam war was unpopular in america for multiple reasons- including cronkite’s.

the heightened emotion and nature images.