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Eastern Europe Revolutions
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This country organized a national trade union that led to market reforms, causing unemployment (Solidarity)
What is Poland
100
The term used when Poland gained support of workers and the Roman Catholic Church
What is Solidarity
100
The Cold War ended after the leadership change in what country?
What is Soviet Union
100
This man's policies contributed to the disintegration of the Soviet Union. He hoped to make far reaching economic and internal reforms, but the national debt ended up tripling
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev
100
A group of conservative leaders arrested Gorbaachev and tried to seize power, but their attempt failed
What is August 19, 1991
200
The breakup of this country led to the Bosnia War, international armed conflict that took place between Bosnia and Herzegovina between April 192 and December 1995. Also went through ethnic cleansing
What is Yugoslavia
200
This term marked the relaxation of tensions and improved relations between the 2 superpowers (American- Soviet) and began a collapse in 1979 when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan
What is Détente
200
The Gorbachev Agreement with US to eliminate intermediate- range nuclear weapons
What is the Intermediate- Range Nuclear Force Treaty
200
He began a military buildup and a new arms race and gave military to the Afghan rebels, in order to maintain a war in Afghanistan that the Soviets could not win
Who is Ronald Reagan
200
The apparent collapse of détente began a new period of East- West Confrontation
What is 1979
300
In the late 1980's, large demonstrations took place which, with the help of Valclav Havel tore down the Communist government. This new government soon lead to the split of what country into the Czech Republic and Slovakia
What is Czechoslovakia
300
The compitition between two parties or more for the best armed forces. Countries must produce large numbers or weapons, greater weapons, and superior military technology. The goal was to stay ahead of competitors
What is Arms Race
300
This war started when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979 because they wanted to restore a pro- Soviet regime, which the United State viewed as expansion. In this war, President Jimmy Carter cancelled American participation in the 1980 Olympic Games, and placed an embargo on US shipment of grain to the Soviets
What is the Soviet- Afghan War
300
A worker who organized a national trade union known as Solidarity
Who is Lech Walesa
300
Ronald Reagan was elected and the Cold War intensified after he called the Soviet Union an "Evil Empire"
What is 1980
400
Communist leader Nicolae Ceausescu set up a dictatorial regime which eventually lead to a drop in living standards. Which country had to face the consequences of food shortages, rapid urbanization, and even murder of peaceful demonstrators?
What is Romania
400
The purposeful policy designed by one ethnic/religious group to remove, by violence/terror inspiring methods, civilian population of another ethnic or religious group from certain geographic areas
What is Ethnic Cleansing
400
What phrase did U.S. president, Ronald Reagan use when speaking of the Soviet Union that angered the Soviet Union leaders?
What is "Evil Empire"
400
President of the Russian Republic
Who is Boris Yetsin
400
Break up of the Soviet Union
What is 1991
500
In 1971 Erich Honecker became head of Communist party in East Germany and used the Stasi (secret police) to rule for 18 years. In 1988 many East Germans fled the country and held mass demonstrations against the regime in 1989. In November, the Communist government surrendered to pressure and opened the entire border with the West. What did this series of events lead to?
What is the German Unification
500
The base of Gorbachev's radical reforms which called for a restructuring. At first, this meant restructuring economic policy, Gorbachev wanted to start an economy where consumers influence what is produced
What is Perestroika
500
Gorbachev stopped giving _____ _____ _______ to Communist government in Eastern Europe, which opened the door to the overthrow of Communist regimes in these countries
What is Soviet Military Support
500
Voted to return to the breakaway state of Chechnya to Russian authority and to adopt a more assertive role in international affairs
Who is Vladimir Putin
500
New offensives by the Bosnian government army forces and by the Croatian army gained considerable territory that had been lost to Serbian forces
What is 1995