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What was the deceleration of liberated Europe

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Agreement to allow free elections in e Europe

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What was the name of the government for Poland proposed at yalta

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Government of national unity

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When and what was VE Day

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Victory in Europe day, 8th may 1945

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How had staling broken a promise from yalta by the time of Potsdam

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Arrested many non communist leaders

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4
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How many soviets died in ww2

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20 million

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5
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What did churchy concede by the percentages agreement

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Soviet ‘sphere of influence’

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How did communists take power in Bulgaria

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By executing non communists

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7
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How did communists take power in Poland

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Non communists were invited to Moscow and arrested

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Leader of communists in Hungary

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Rakosi

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9
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Who arrested all Rakosis opponents

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AVO

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10
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Who led communists in Czech

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GOTTWALD

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11
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When was the German-democratic republic set up in East Germany

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1949

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12
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Why did Truman get involved in Greece

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Britain could no longer afford it

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13
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When did Truman make his speech to congress on containment

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Mar47

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14
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How much did Marshall ask for

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$17b

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15
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ERP

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European recovery programme

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16
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What caused congress to vote in favour of Marshall plan

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Czech turning communist

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17
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What amount of Marshall aid was spent on us supplied goods

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70%

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18
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NATO

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North Atlantic treaty organisation

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19
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Berlins main airport

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Templehof

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20
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Who said that if West Berlin fell Germany would be next

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General clay

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21
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How many flights entered berlin during blockade

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275,000

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22
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How long did berlin blockade last

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318 days

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23
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What caused the berlin blockade

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Western zones were united and new currency introduced

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24
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What created tension at 1948 London conference

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Russia wasn’t invited

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25
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When and what was the united us and uk zone

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Jan47 bizonia

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26
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North Korean communist leader

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Kim il sung

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27
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Democratic South Korean leader

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Syngman Rhee

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28
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Name of theory that if Korea fell to communism rest if east would

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Domino theory

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29
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Which report recommended further opposition to communism in Far East

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NSC68

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30
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NKPA

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North Korean people’s army

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31
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How did Korean War go from June to sep 1950

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NKPA pushed south to Pusan pocket (south east corner)

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32
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Why didn’t Russians Vito us motion in UN to defend South Korea

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They were boycotting UN because of USA not recognising china

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33
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When did people’s volunteers drive MacArthur back

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Nov1950

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34
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What percentage of un forces were US (in Korea)

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50% of land, 93% air, 86% naval

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35
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How did Eisenhower force peace in Korea

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Threatened use of A bomb

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36
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Spelling of leader to follow Stalin

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K h r u s h c h e v

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37
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How did Khrushchev say to avoid ‘most destructive war in history’

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Peaceful co-existence

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38
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What was destalinisation

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Open criticism of joe

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39
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Where did us deploy more NATO troops after staling death

40
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How did senator McCarthy attack communism in America

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Public trials

41
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Causes if Hungarian revolution

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Communist oppression if Catholic Church

Destalinisation

42
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First sign of Hungarian revolution

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Students toppled statue of Stalin

43
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Who took over from Rakosi and when

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Imre Nagy 24oct56

44
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How long did freedom last in Hungary

45
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Which Hungarian catholic leader was released from prison to join the new government

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Cardinal mindszenty

46
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What stopped freedom in Hungary and why

A

Nagy announced in 3nov56 that they were going to leave Warsaw Pact

47
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How many tanks did Joe send into Hungary

48
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How many Hungarians were killed in revolution

49
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Results of Hungarian revolution

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Many western communists resigned from their parties

Russia stayed in control behind iron curtain

50
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Why did Krushchev walk out of the Paris peace summit

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Eisenhower refused to apologise for the U2 incident

51
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Where was the summit of 61 held

52
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When did Russia begin building the Berlin Wall

53
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When did Kennedy visit West Berlin and what happened

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63 ‘ich bin ein Berliner’

54
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What did Khrushchev demand at 61 summit

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USA leave West Berlin within 6 months

55
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What did the soviets accuse USA of using West Berlin for,

56
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What action of April 62 caused raised tensions

A

American missiles in Turkey

57
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How many miles away is Cuba from Florida

58
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Who was the us backed dictator of Cuba before Castro

A

Colonel Batista

59
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What did Krushchev agree to do for Cuba

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Buy 1 million tonnes if sugar a year from them

60
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Bay of pigs, when,where,who,why

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CIA funded trained 1300 Cuban exiles to invade Cuba in April 61 at th bay of pigs

61
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22oct62 Cold War milestone

A

Kennedy announced missile crisis on tv

62
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What happened 22 oct 62

A

Kennedy announced Naval blockade of Cuba

63
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What happened 23 oct 62

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Khrushchev announced that missiles were solely for defence

64
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What happened 24oct62

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Khrushchev announced a ‘fitting reply to the aggressor’ of USA maintained blockade

65
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What happened 25oct62

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Russian ships turned back

66
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What happened 26oct62

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Khrushchev offered to dismantle missiles if Kennedy stopped blockade

67
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What happened27oct62morn

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Khrushchev changed his mind and said he’d only dismantle Cuban missile bases if Kennedy dismantled Turkish

68
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What happened 27oct62evening

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Kennedy offered to dismantle Turkish missiles in secret, If Khrushchev dismantled Cuban ones

69
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What happened 28oct62

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Khrushchev agreed to kennedys offer

70
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What happened 20nov 62

A

Russian bombers left Cuba

71
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A new model of socialism

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Czech announcement of action plan in April 68

72
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Brezhnev doctrine, when where and what

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Bratislava 3aug68 , not allow Eastern European countries to reject war even if it meant world war

73
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When did Warsaw Pact troops invade Czech

74
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How many Warsaw Pact soldiers invaded Czech

75
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How many Czech anti communists were arrested in late 68

76
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Notable protest to invasion of Czech

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Jan palach burnt himself to death

77
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When and why did china join the UN

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1971 USA dropped their Vito

78
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Salt1

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Strategic arms limitation talks 1 1972, agreed to limit number of anti ballistic weapons

79
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Weakness of non proliferation treaty

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Didn’t stop other countries developing nukes by themselves

80
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USA supported in the Arab Israel war of 73

81
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How did Russia benefit from Helsinki agreement

A

Recognised as having control over Eastern Europe

82
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When was dissolution of Soviet Union

83
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CND

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Campaign for nuclear disarmament

84
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Detente landmark of 75

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USA and Russian space craft work together ASTP

85
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Russian invasion of afghan

86
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What won the arms race and why

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STARWARS gorby realised he couldn’t afford the arms race anymore

87
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START

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Strategic arms reduction treaty, limited nukes and ICBMs, largest arms control in history

88
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Salt 2

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Talks began, but USA refused to ratify the treaty due to the soviet invasion of Afghanistan of 79

89
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Peristroika

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Restructuring

90
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Glastnost

91
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Solidarity

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Polish trade union

92
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Significance of solidarity

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First trade union in Warsaw Pact country free of communist party control, 1/3 of working age population of Poland were members at height

93
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Measures against solidarity

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Martial law imposed for under 2 years

94
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Successes of solidarity

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Won free elections in June 89 and first non communist polish president walesa

95
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How was solidarity allowed to grow in Poland

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Communism losing power and public favour, funded upto $50m by USA

96
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What event shook the ussr in 1986

97
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When did the Berlin Wall come down

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