USSR - control
1.6 How secure was the USSR’s control over Eastern Europe, 1948–c.1989? • Why was there opposition to Soviet control in Hungary in 1956 and Czechoslovakia in 1968, and how did the USSR react to this opposition? • How similar were events in Hungary in 1956 and in Czechoslovakia in 1968? • Why was the Berlin Wall built in 1961? • What was the significance of ‘Solidarity’ in Poland for the decline of Soviet influence in Eastern Europe? • How far was Gorbachev personally responsible for the collapse of Soviet control over Eastern Europe? Specified Content • 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.
This topic focuses on Soviet policy during the Cold War. It looks at their attempts to maintain control in Europe.
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1. Hungary (1956) and Czechoslovakia (1968)
2. The Berlin Wall (1961)
3. Solidarity, Poland (early 1980s)
4. Role of Gorbachev