In 1989 Germany’s Berlin Wall was demolished, and many Eastern European countries began to exit from communist control, and by 1991 the Soviet Union’s government collapsed. This marked the end of what period of time? ___?___ What agreement was signed that sparked this? ___?___

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This marked the end of the Cold War period. The agreement that sparked this was the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, signed by the United States and the Soviet Union in 1987.