The world changed dramatically with the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989. West Germany peacefully absorbed East Germany, in the German reunification. Comecon and the Warsaw Pact were dissolved, and in 1991, the Soviet Union ceased to exist. Several countries which had been part of the Soviet Union regained full independence.
the world changed dramatically with the fall of the iron curtain in 1989 west germany peacefully absorbed east germany in the german reunification comecon and the warsaw pact were dissolved and in 1991 the soviet union ceased to exist several countries which had been part of the soviet union regained full independence