Chapter 6 - Study Case 4

Who set up the union Solidarity in Poland?

• General Jaruzelski

• Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev with Lech Walesa

• Lech Walesa with others

• Let Vanessa

Solidarnosc was founded in..

• July 1979

• August 1980

• September 1981

• October 1982

Which was not a demand from Solidarnosk?

• End to censorship

• Election of factory managers

• Ban of free trade union

• Broadcasting of Catholic Church services

Which industries were the most important in Poland in 1980?

• Industries and Services

• Shipbuilding and heavy industries

• Agriculture and mine industry

• Sheep shaving and light industries

Why did USSR treat Poland carefully?

• Solidarnosc had the support of the West

• Solidarnosc had the support of Brezhnev

• Solidarnosc had the support of Polish capitalists

• Solidarnosc had the support of Pop singers

Who took over Poland in February 1981 after the "resignation" of the prime minister?

• General Jaruzelski

• General Mac Arthur

• General Kennedy

• General Ilovetoski

What law did General Jaruzelski introduce?

• Martial low

• Mars allow

• Martial art

• Martial law

Solidarnosc was significant for a number of reasons.

Which one isn't true?

• It highlighted the failure of communism

• It showed that communist government could be threatened by "PEOPLE POWER"

• It highlighted corruption and inefficiency.

• It showed the great relation between USSR and the Catholic Church

How did the communists keep their power in eastern Europe?

• By elections

• By force or threat of force

• By public referendum

• By God decision

Why did Jaruzelski crush Solidarity?

• Solidarity was acting like a political party

• Poland was in an economic crisis and that could threaten communist control

• Solidarity was tumbling into chaos with different factions

• Because of Solidarity Martial Law's