Question

which event preceded the revolutions of 1989? gorbachev made reforms in the soviet union. communist rule ended in czechoslovakia. solidarity candidates were elected in poland. hungary implemented a free market economy.

Explanation:

Gorbachev's reforms in the Soviet Union, like perestroika and glasnost, created a new political - economic climate that influenced the events in Eastern Europe leading up to the 1989 revolutions. The end of communist rule in Czechoslovakia, Solidarity candidates' election in Poland, and Hungary's free - market implementation were all part of the 1989 revolutions or their immediate aftermath.

Answer:

Gorbachev made reforms in the Soviet Union.