What were some events that demonstrated the end of the Cold War era?

tearing doen of the berlin wall!
What were some events that demonstrated the end of the Cold War era?
I think the biggest event is in August of 1991 when the Soviet Union collapsed, lol. That put an end to it.





But in April of the same year the Warsaw Pact ended, leading up to the fall of the soviet union... so take your pick. I'd go with August.
What were some events that demonstrated the end of the Cold War era?
I believe the Cold War continues, but at a reduced level of tension. Putin is clearly a dictator and nationalist.
Reply:For me there was only one BIG EVENT ... the tearing down of the Berlin Wall. I was born BEFORE that wall went up, and my mother was with the Air Force unit sent over to West Berlin right after the wall went up ... she transferred, but I still remember the 'terror' of those days. I watched the news on the TV and CRIED ... my kids watched with me, and to this day, I like to go to the place in our city where there is a small section of that old Berlin Wall to see it to remind myself that the Cold War is OVER!
Reply:The major reason was economic problems faced by all the communist countries because Russian economy was rapidly declining. And all those soviet states were dependent on Russian administration. So Russia broke and everything else followed.
Reply:Pitiful Ukrainian girls started populating the brothels outside Western military bases.





We stopped brandishing our nukes so frequently and actually started destroying some of them.





MiGs at airshows!

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