1. Many factors led to the end of communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, and subsequently the end of the Cold War. Choose one of the topics below and in a brief essay, identify the person or event and explain the role that the person or event played in helping to end the Cold War. • Alexander Solzhenitsyn • Helsinki Accords • Pope John Paul II • Solidarity Trade Union • Ronal Reagan • Mikhail Gorbachev • Hungary