History and role of the Warsaw Pact The Warsaw Pact was dominated by the Soviet Union. ... When it was clear that the Soviet Union would no longer use force to control the Warsaw Pact countries a series of rapid changes started in Eastern Europe in 1989. ... Poland since 1989 In the 1970's and 1980's the whole system in Poland was deeper and deeper in the crisis and was beginning to crumble as was the whole Eastern bloc with the USSR as the fading superpower. ... These talks broke off in October, but a new series, the "roundtable" talks, began in February 1989. ... In December ...

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Within the history of all nations there exist occasions which show a sense of nationalism by its citizens. ... Another such occasion in an Eastern European nation is that of the Velvet Revolution of 1989 in Czechoslovakia. ...

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Within the history of all nations there exist occasions which show a sense of nationalism by its citizens. ... Another such occasion in an Eastern European nation is that of the Velvet Revolution of 1989 in Czechoslovakia. ...

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Even if Penkov`s story is foreign to me, I never felt lost or that a key element was missing or a certain cultural reference, but at the same time, I did not feel like I was reading a history text, either. ... He may not be the most appreciated person but he was still a big person in the history. ... After the death of his wife in 1989, he attends her grave each day to read aloud to her Lenin`s writing and also to give him a reason to be and go on with his life. ...

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• Grade Level: High School