solidarity and KAL 007 Flashcards
what caused the workers to strike in poland
ecnomic issues leading to a rise in food prices in 1980
when and how many poles striked in poland
aug 1980
300,000
what did the polish government do to appease the strikers in poland
accept the first trade union
solidarity led byWalesa
how did membership of solidarity increase and what did this lead to
10 mill
pay rises
what impact did solidarity have
influential political organiseation
what was the ussr’s responce to solidarity
performed military exercisies on polish frontier
what did solidarity suggest to the polish people
refurendum
what did the polit buro decied to to about solidarity by june 1981
take no action fearing armed resistnace and western enomic sanctions
when did zelenski become comunist leader in poland
6 sept 1981
what did the politburo secratly put on polish leadership
pressure to take action
what did zelenski threaten to use on solidarity
martial law
what was solidarities reaction to zelenskis threat to use martial law
didnt take it seriously as they believed the army wouldnt conform
when did zelenski impose martial law
13th december 1981
what did zelenski do in his imposition of marshal law
banned demonstrations
curfew
state controlled radio and tv
what happened to solidarity under martial law
arresteted leaders
banned
but re-emerged 1989
what was the result of the imposition of martial law in ppoland
controlled crisis but deepened ecnomic issues
what was the us reastion to the crushing of solidarity
imposed ecnomic sanctions
what was KAL 007
a passender aircraft shot down my ussr fighter jets
when was KAL 007 shot down
1st sept 1983
what was the apparant cause of KAL 007
faulty instruments in the boeing 747-200
what was the intial soviet reaction to KAL 007
denyed involvment claiming it was a us spy plane
what was the us responce to KAL 007
blambed the ussr for killing 269 people
what did KAL 007 demonstraight
the divisions between superpowers
when did Andropov evaluate the soviet position of regan administration
28th september 1983
what was the evaluation of soviet view on regan administration
-they were persuing a military course to become a dominant power
-they abandoned detente military dominace
-they wanted to undermine ussr and dominate national movments
