His attempts at reform helped to end not only the Cold War, but also helped end the Communist Party from being superior in the Soviet Union. Gorbachev created many economic reforms that he hoped would improve living standards and worker productivity. One reform was “Law on Cooperatives”. This law allowed private ownership of businesses in manufacturing, and foreign trade sectors. Under this law, restaurants, shops, and manufacturers became a legal part of the Soviet economy. In 1990, the Nobel Committee presented A Nobel Peace Prize to Gorbachev. He received this award for ending the Cold War so peacefully. He opened up so many ways to fix the world's problems through his role in the peace process.He brought openness to society which helped to create international trust.
Mikhail Gorbachev's biggest accomplishment was ending the Cold War. He ended this war by “Shedding the Iron Curtain”. This means the barrier that blocks the exchange of information and ideas created by a the military, especially the barrier between the Soviet Union and its allies. This barrier was the Berlin