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Who is Karol Wojtyla
When elected pope, he took the name John Paul II
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Who is Ronald Reagan
The Doctrine named after him supported military strength and was anti-communism
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What is Czechoslovakia
Having been one united country, it was divided in two
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What is John Paul II visits Poland
Ronald Reagan is elected president OR John Paul II visits his native Poland for the first time since becoming pope
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Who is Nikita Krushchev
He initiated a policy called "de-Stalinization" in the USSR
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Who is Boris Yeltsin
He was the first freely elected president of the Russian Republic
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What is Germany
Having been divided into two countries, it was reunited into one.
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What is The Solidarity labor union becomes a major political force and banned
The Berlin Wall is smashed OR the Solidarity labor union becomes a major political force and is banned
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Who is Lech Walesa
He was the leader of the Solidarity labor union in Poland
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Who is Woyciech Jaruzelski
He was the Polish ruler who banned the Solidarity labor union
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What is Yugoslavia
With the fall of communism, it fell apart into five countries
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What is A group of communists in the army and secret police take Gorbachev prisoner
On Christmas Day, Mikhail Gorbachev resigns OR a group of communists in the army and secret police take Gorbachev prisoner
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Who is Mikhail Gorbachev
He introduced the policies of "perestroika" and "glasnot"
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Who is Leonid Brezhnev
He reversed the policy of his predecessor and instituted "re-Stalinization"
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What is Poland
Inspired by John Paul II, it freed itself from Soviet domination
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