WorksheetsSolidarity in Poland
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What caused workers at Gdansk to strike in 1980?
An increase in food prices
An increase in rents
An increase in Soviet troops on the street
An increase in nationalism
How many demands did Solidarity put forward to the government?
20
21
10
5
Who was the leader of Solidarity?
Lech Walesa
Lech Wales
General Jaruzelski
Emry Nagy
What is the capital of Poland?
Paris
Krakow
Warsaw
Praga
How many members did Solidarity have at its peak?
3.5 million
7 million
1 million
9.4 Million
In the early years Solidarity was set up as an alternative to communism
True
False
How many of the 21 demands were granted by the government?
0
Some
10
21
Which was not a demand of Solidarity?
More pay
No censorship
Broadcasting of Catholic Church Services
Communism with a human face
What did Jaruzelski do when put under pressure of Warsaw Pact Troops on the border
Nothing
Martial Law
Fled from Poland into West
Put Walesa and 10,000 Solidarity members
What did Solidarity show about communism?
It was a failure
It needed the military to exist
People power could threaten communism
Communism was still popular
What did Lech Walesa do for a trade?
Carpenter
Electrician
Builder
Sailor
Lech Walesa was a Protestant. True or false?
True
False
What is martial law?
A man called Marshall takes control of a country
The government hands over control to the Church
The military takes control of the government
The military gives control back to the elected government
Why was Solidarity significant?
Undermined communism's claim to be a system which benefited ordinary people
Showed that the USSR was stronger than ever before
Proved to the West that Poland loved communism
Showed that communist governments could be threatened by people power
What might Jaruzelski have to say about why he crushed Solidarity?
"I just don't like Lech Walesa at all. He's really annoying. No other reasons."
"Sometimes I wish I lived in America. Life looks much easier there."
"Poland was sinking into chaos because of this so-called political party. I had to step in and save the people."
"I just really like tanks, and I wanted to use them."
What was another name for the Gdansk shipyard?
Brezhnev Shipyard
Lenin Shipyard
Lenin Docks
Khrushchev Airport
In which month of 1980 did the strikes at the shipyard take place?
August
September
November
January
What did Walesa become in 1989?
Minister of Agriculture
A Communist Party member
President of Solidarity
President of Poland
What percentage of the Communist Party became Solidarity members in the early stages of the conflict?
10%
30%
100%
45%
How do you pronounce Lech Walesa's name?
Donald Trump
Lesh Wallenza
Lek Fowensa
Leck Fowelsa
