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14 Cards in this Set
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satellites
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client states of the Soviet Union
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Imre Nagy
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a democratic polish reformer who resisted Soviet tanks and troops, was executed after no western power came to his aid
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Alesander Dubcek
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a liberal reformer in Czechoslovakia, called for socialism with a human face, was replaced by the soviets
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Josip Tito
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the fierce gurellia leader in Czechoslovakia, set upu a communist government in Czechoslovkia not connected to the Soviet Union
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Lech Walsea
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organizer of Solidarity, an independent trade union in Poland
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Pope John Paul II
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- the pope that
- helped polish jews escape Nazis - a critic of communist dictatorship and otehr abuses to human rights |
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Vaclav Havel
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a dissident writer and human rights activist who was elected president of czecholsovakia in 1989
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Slobodan Milosevic
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yugoslav president who was an extreme serb nationalist and aided Bosnians in their revolution
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ethnic cleansing
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policy of killling or forcibly removing people of certain ethnic groups
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war crime
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act that violates international rules of war
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How did hungarians resist Soviet Domination
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- Imre Nagy came to power
- ended one party system - withdrew Hungary from the Warsaw pact |
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How did Poland evantually establish democracy
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- solidarity, an independent trade union
- Pope John Paul II became a rallying point for democracy - radical economic reforms and lack of interest from the Soviet union |
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Why were some Eastern Europeans unhappy with the changes that came after the fall of communism
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- governments privatized industires and stopped keeping prices for basic goods low
- there was high inflation, unployment, and crime waves - large surpluses |
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Why did Civil War break out in Yugoslavia
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- the serbs demanded their own state after tito's death in the late 20th century
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