Collapse of Communism

Question 1

What was the “Velvet Divorce”?

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Czechoslovakia’s split into two countries

Question 2

Why was the end to communism in Czechoslovakia termed the “Velvet Revolution”?

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The transition was remarkably smooth.

Question 3

What was East Germany’s biggest problem after it opened its borders?

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East Germany lost large numbers of skilled workers.

Question 4

Read this excerpt from a summary of events in Srebrenica.Zina Hasanovic is one of the lucky ones – she knows what happened to her husband, Haris. As Serbian bullets raced through a group of tightly-packed Muslim prisoners, Haris, mortally wounded, fell on top of his first cousin and best friend, Mevludin Oric. Mevludin lay on the ground, covered in blood and for hours pretended to be dead. He managed to escape to tell Zina of her husband’s fate.Why is Zina Hasanovic referred to as “one of the lucky ones”?

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Most people never learned the fate of their loved ones.

Question 5

What was the Berlin Wall?

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a wall that separated East and West Berlin

Question 6

The first step in the reunification of East and West Germany was uniting their

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economies.

Question 7

What happened when the Czechs tried to implement liberal reforms in 1968?

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The USSR and other Warsaw pact nations invaded.

Question 8

What happened in Poland in 1989?

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Lech Walesa became the first freely elected president.

Question 9

In 1980, Lech Walesa led a worker’s strike in

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Poland

Question 10

Why did the economies of the former East German areas collapse during reunification?

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East German businesses were unable to compete in the free-market economy.

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