poland and the role of solidarity
Poland and the Role of
Solidarity
Marisa Saldana and Sofia Venegas
Overview
What is Solidarity? (August 14, 1980)
● Independent self-governing trading union ● It was a broad anti-communist social movement ● Used the methods of civil resistance to advance the causes of workers' rights and create social change.
● Contributed to the fall of communism and sparked the later Revolutions of
1989
Critical figures
Lech Walesa
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Most prominent leader of the Solidarity movement Persistent activism resulted in his arrest several times
Round Table Agreement of 1989
Transition to a post-communist state
Elected 2nd president of Poland in 1990
Pope John Paul II
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Poland, 1983
“Loving our neighbor has global dimensions in a shrinking world… our love for all our brothers and sisters demands that we promote peace in a world surrounded by violence and conflict.”
Had no fear of publicly displaying his support for Solidarity on behalf of the Catholic Church
President Reagan with Pope John Paul II in Alaska, 1984.
President Ronald Reagan consulted with Pope John Paul II regarding Solidarity.
Michnik
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Prominent figure alongside Walesa in the advocating of Solidarity
Effective journalist and editor-in-chief of
Poland’s largest newspaper the Gazeta
Wyborcza
Imprisoned during the March Events of
1968
Played a crucial role in the Round Table
Talks
Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski
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Communist leader of Poland
1981 Martial Law
Opposed Solidarity for a long time, as he was a strong communist
During his presidency in
1989-1990, Solidarity became legalized
Solidarity and Its effects on Communism
● Solidarity brought people together that were being oppressed by the effects of communism
● Spread the beliefs of Catholicism which was anti-communist ● Along with the advocacy of Reagan, John Paul, and Thatcher, Solidarity was able to lead to the eventual fall of communism in Central and
Eastern Europe
Video - “Let Poland Be Poland”
Solidarity
Marisa Saldana and Sofia Venegas
Overview
What is Solidarity? (August 14, 1980)
● Independent self-governing trading union ● It was a broad anti-communist social movement ● Used the methods of civil resistance to advance the causes of workers' rights and create social change.
● Contributed to the fall of communism and sparked the later Revolutions of
1989
Critical figures
Lech Walesa
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Most prominent leader of the Solidarity movement Persistent activism resulted in his arrest several times
Round Table Agreement of 1989
Transition to a post-communist state
Elected 2nd president of Poland in 1990
Pope John Paul II
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Poland, 1983
“Loving our neighbor has global dimensions in a shrinking world… our love for all our brothers and sisters demands that we promote peace in a world surrounded by violence and conflict.”
Had no fear of publicly displaying his support for Solidarity on behalf of the Catholic Church
President Reagan with Pope John Paul II in Alaska, 1984.
President Ronald Reagan consulted with Pope John Paul II regarding Solidarity.
Michnik
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Prominent figure alongside Walesa in the advocating of Solidarity
Effective journalist and editor-in-chief of
Poland’s largest newspaper the Gazeta
Wyborcza
Imprisoned during the March Events of
1968
Played a crucial role in the Round Table
Talks
Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski
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●
●
Communist leader of Poland
1981 Martial Law
Opposed Solidarity for a long time, as he was a strong communist
During his presidency in
1989-1990, Solidarity became legalized
Solidarity and Its effects on Communism
● Solidarity brought people together that were being oppressed by the effects of communism
● Spread the beliefs of Catholicism which was anti-communist ● Along with the advocacy of Reagan, John Paul, and Thatcher, Solidarity was able to lead to the eventual fall of communism in Central and
Eastern Europe
Video - “Let Poland Be Poland”