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The Iron Curtain 1946

The Iron Curtain 1946. Hungarian Uprising 1956. Hungarian Uprising 1956. Hungarian Refugees. Czechoslovakia Prague Spring 1968. Czechoslovakia Prague Spring 1968. Czechoslovakia Prague Spring 1968. Solidarity [Poland]. 1980 strike at Gdańsk Shipyard , birthplace of Solidarity.

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The Iron Curtain 1946

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  1. The Iron Curtain 1946

  2. Hungarian Uprising 1956

  3. Hungarian Uprising 1956

  4. Hungarian Refugees

  5. CzechoslovakiaPrague Spring 1968

  6. CzechoslovakiaPrague Spring 1968

  7. CzechoslovakiaPrague Spring 1968

  8. Solidarity[Poland] 1980 strike at Gdańsk Shipyard, birthplace of Solidarity

  9. Lech Wałęsa & Solidarity

  10. Lech Wałęsa & Solidarity

  11. Solidarity December 14, 1981The symbolism of the jackboot and bayonet is inherently so powerful they need little explanation. This cartoon represents the efforts of governmental authorities in Poland to crush the Solidarity labor movement. In December 1981, the economy was deteriorating rapidly, and a confrontation between the Communist government and union was inevitable. Ten months after declaring martial law, the government formally outlawed the labor organization. It ended the state of emergency ended and six years later signed an agreement once again legalizing Solidarity. In 1990 Solidarity leader Lech Walesa was elected President of Poland.

  12. PolandPope John Paul II

  13. Pope John Paul II & Lech Walesa

  14. The Fall of Communism

  15. Mikhail Gorbachev

  16. Chernobyl(April 26, 1986) Map of radiation levels in 1996 around Chernobyl.

  17. Reasons for Collapse of Communism and the Soviet Union • The Economy

  18. Weakness of the command Economy • Shortages

  19. Weakness of the command Economy • Shortages • Shoddy goods

  20. Weakness of the command Economy • Shortages • Shoddy goods • Shoddy Cars

  21. Weakness of the command Economy • Shortages • Shoddy goods • Shoddy Cars • Shoddy Housing

  22. Weakness of the command Economy • Shortages • Shoddy goods • Shoddy Cars • Shoddy Housing And why is everything shoddy?

  23. Weakness of the command Economy • Shortages • Shoddy goods • Shoddy Cars • Shoddy Housing • Inflation

  24. Attempts to improve the economy • Perestroika (restructuring)

  25. Attempts to improve the economy • Perestroika (restructuring) • Glasnost (open-ness)

  26. Reasons for Collapse of Communism and the Soviet Union • The Economy • The burden of military commitments

  27. The burden of military commitments Soviet Afghan War 1979-1989

  28. The burden of military commitments Soviet Afghan War 1979-1989

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