Poland
The Solidarity movement in Poland was one of the most
dramatic developments in Eastern Europe during the Cold War. It
was not a movement that began in 1980, but rather a continuation
of a working class and Polish intelligentsia movement that began
in 1956, and continued in two other risings, in 1970 and 1976.
The most significant of these risings began in the shipyards of
the 'Triple City', Gdansk, Sopot and Gdynia in 1970. The first
and by far the …
Is this Essay helpful? Join now to read this particular paper
and access over 480,000 just like this GET BETTER GRADES
and access over 480,000 just like this GET BETTER GRADES
…of which
failed, except for this one. No other movement connected the
Polish intelligentsia and the Polish worker. Would Polish
insurrections have worked earlier in history if this was also the
case? One can always second guess, but it is clear the changes
that occurred in Poland, occurred because of the intellectuals
working with the workers. They had the vision, the workers had
the mass to demand that vision to become a reality.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
**Bibliography**
Need a custom written paper? Let our professional writers save your time.