History - 0470 CIE

How Secure Was The USSR’s Control Over Eastern Europe, 1948–c.1989?

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For more than forty years the USSR held a ring of satellite states across Eastern Europe. On the surface its control looked unshakeable, backed by the Red Army, the secret police and the Warsaw Pact. Yet beneath that surface ran a current of resistance: workers in East Berlin, students and freedom fighters in Hungary, reformers in Czechoslovakia, and a shipyard trade union in Poland all challenged Moscow's grip. How secure was Soviet control really?

This lesson follows that long story from 1948 to 1989: the risings in Hungary in 1956 and Czechoslovakia in 1968 and how brutally they were crushed, the building of the Berlin Wall, the rise of Solidarity in Poland, and finally the reforms of Mikhail Gorbachev that let the whole system fall apart. You will learn to judge just how firm, and how fragile, Soviet power in the region really was.

Malengo

  1. Why was there opposition to Soviet control in Hungary in 1956 and Czechoslovakia in 1968, and how did the USSR react to this opposition?
  2. How similar were events in Hungary in 1956 and in Czechoslovakia in 1968?
  3. Why did the East German government close off the Berlin border in 1961?
  4. What was the significance of Solidarity in Poland for the decline of Soviet influence in Eastern Europe?
  5. How far was Gorbachev personally responsible for the collapse of Soviet control over Eastern Europe?
  6. Soviet power in Eastern Europe: - resistance to Soviet power in Hungary (1956) and Czechoslovakia (1968) - the Berlin Wall - Solidarity in Poland - Gorbachev and the collapse of Soviet control over Eastern Europe

Maelezo ya Somo

The story of Soviet control over Eastern Europe is the story of the Cold War seen from the inside of the communist bloc. It explains how two superpowers avoided direct war while the real struggles played out in cities such as Budapest, Prague, Berlin and Gdansk. It also poses a classic historical question of degree: control that looks total can be more fragile than it appears, and learning to judge 'how secure' something was is a skill that runs through the whole subject.

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  1. Who was the reforming prime minister of Hungary crushed by Soviet tanks in 1956? A. Alexander Dubcek B. Imre Nagy C. Lech Walesa D. Janos Kadar Answer: B
  2. The Berlin Wall was built in 1961 mainly to: A. Keep Western troops out of East Berlin B. Stop East Germans escaping to the West C. Defend against a NATO attack D. Divide Germany into four zones Answer: B
  3. The Brezhnev Doctrine claimed the USSR had the right to: A. Leave the Warsaw Pact B. Intervene in any communist state where socialism was threatened C. Build nuclear missiles in Cuba D. Join the Marshall Plan Answer: B
  4. Solidarity, founded in 1980, was an independent trade union in: A. Hungary B. East Germany C. Poland D. Czechoslovakia Answer: C
  5. Which Soviet leader abandoned the Brezhnev Doctrine in the 1980s? A. Stalin B. Khrushchev C. Brezhnev D. Gorbachev Answer: D

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