Arms Race, Solidarity and the End of the Cold War
- Created by: joydada
- Created on: 11-04-17 16:21
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2. What happened to the USSR after the fall of Communism in 1989?
- The main ethnic groups demanded independence (which Gorbachev tried to prevent) and Boris Yeltsin (President in 1991) demanded the break up of the USSR.
- The Soviet Union remained communist until it became illegal in 1996
3. What went wrong in 1981?
- Walesa gained enough power to overthrow the Communist party in Poland and establish Solidarity as Poland's governing political party
- Poland had a new leader (General Jaruzelski) who saw Solidarity as political party rather than a trade union. Poland fell into a state of chaos (rationing was introduced and wages fell) and Solidarity was not seen to be making any difference
- Lech Walesa passed away
4. What happened in 1969?
- The US got the first man on the moon- Neil Armstrong
- The USSR set up a satellite capable of detecting an air attack by the US
- The US set up the International Space Station- alongside Russia and several other countries
5. When was NATO formed?
- 1956
- 1949
- 1935
- 1955
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