CLIP 2129
Solidarity and the fall of communism in Poland
Key Info
- Solidarity and the fall of communism in Poland
- Duration: 06:14
- Using archive material and interviews with eye-witnesses (including Lech Walesa), this detailed clip investigates several factors to explain why Poland was the first country in which Communism fell.
- Subject:
History
Topic:The Cold War
- Keywords: Yeltsin, Gorbachev, Soviet Union, Soviet, Cold War, USSR, Poland, Solidarity, Lech Walesa, fall of Communism
Ideas for use in class
- At a simple level, students could watch this for an overview of the chronology of the fall of Communism in Poland. Alternatively, students could note down possible headings for the different factors for the changes in Poland and, using textbooks or the internet, research the impact of those factors in order to decide which was the most important.
Background details
- Clip language : English
- Aspect ratio : 16x9
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