THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE COLD WAR
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Question
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How did the labor organization efforts of the Polish leader Lech Walesa prompt a change in Soviet control and influence in the late 1980s?
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It led to the overthrow of a harsh dictatorial regime in Romania.
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It led to stronger control by Soviet satellite governments.
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It led to the first free elections in Eastern Europe since the Communists took power.
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It led to the division of Yugoslavia into smaller independent nations.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A shipyard electrician by trade, Wałęsa became the leader of the Solidarity movement, and led a successful pro-democratic effort which in 1989 ended the Communist rule in Poland and ushered in the end of the Cold War.
Detailed explanation-2: -Strikes of 1980 Once again a revival of labor disturbances erupted throughout the nation. Workers of the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk ultimately went on strike in mid-August, sparked by the firing of Anna Walentynowicz.
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