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The Revolutions of 1989 that led to the fall of the iron curtain were bottom up in a region with a large population.

In August of 1989, 2 million people held hands to create a chain. This was one of the large protests in human history. It led to the death of communism in Europe. More information in “The Baltic Way” article below.

Revolutions of 1989:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolutions_of_1989

The Baltic Way:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltic_Way

The Solidarity movement in Poland:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solidarity_(Polish_trade_union...

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