The Magic Lantern Flashcards
Poland (Socioeconomic)
Country suffered economic collapse
Poland (Old Regime)
Accepted election loss/President of the old regime (Jaruzelski) was a soft liner who resigned after the nations roundtable agreements
Poland (Opposition)
Strikes from the trade union ‘Solidarity’ party. Lead by Lech Walesa who later became President
Poland (Individual Actors)
Lech Walesa- radical opposition leader from the Solidarity movement who became the first democratically elected President of Poland
Poland (External Actors)
Desire to align with Western Europe/Tiananmen Square Massacre/Popes Visit
Hungary (Socioeconomic)
The country suffered from inflation and the NEM was proposed, but did not help the socioeconomic conditions of the country
Hungary (Old Regime)
Executed Imer Nagy; old regime was primarily soft liners who were willing to transition to a democratic government
Hungary (Opposition)
Hungary (Individual Actors)
Imre Nagy- Revolution leader who wanted a peaceful democratic transition
Hungary (External Actors)
Czechoslovakia (Socioeconomic)
Warsaw Pact devestated the country economically
Czechoslovakia (Old Regime)
Czechoslovakia (Opposition)
Students began a series of non-violent anti-communist opposition movements-> The Velvet Revolution (series of anti-communist movements that lead to Czechoslovakia transitioning to a Parliamentary Republic) and the Civic Forum (established during the Velvet Revolution). This exemplifies an extremely unified and active opposition.
Czechoslovakia (Individual Actors)
Vaclav Havel- ran the Magic Lantern Theater which acted as an operational headquarters for the opposition. Havel was elected as leader of Czechoslovakia, and later, the Czech Republic
Czechoslovakia (External Actors)
Removal of External Restraint- Gorbachev Effect, Snowballing- fall of Poland and Hungary
