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What do you feel you do well?
I feel i know the ending of the Cold War quite well such as the collapse of communist rule in Eastern Europe.
The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
What do i not know aswell?
I think im a bit rough on teh beginning f the cold war because we learnt it quite a while a go, and i feel a bit like that with other parts of the course.
How could i improve this?
by re-reading my notes and revising more than i normally would.
putting more effort into my work

My evaluations:
What do you feel you do well?
I feel i know the ending of the Cold War quite well such as the collapse of communist rule in Eastern Europe.

Faults:
The Catholic Church was only strong in Poland meaning its impact was limited in other Eastern European Countries.
OVERALL SCORE: 7 Most important key individual:
Pope John Paul -5
Ronald Reagan -7
Margaret Thatcher -6
Mikhail Gorbachev - 10
I think that Pope John Paul played an important part in the liberalisation of Poland, due to his support for the trade union 'Solidarity', however his influence was only felt in Poland meaning his role in the ending of the Cold war was limited. Ronald Reagan's role in the ending of the Cold war was important as he applied the pressure to the USSR by causing difficulties for them e.g. Afghanistan making the Soviets realise their position was becoming weaker and they could not continue if they were to survive as a nation. Margaret Thatcher, i believe was not as significant as others in the Cold War ending as i feel she only supported the US which increased the realisation that the Soviet Union were unable to compete with the USSR any longer.
I believe that Mikhail Gorbachev was the most important individual in the ending of the Cold War as he implemented policies that both helped the USSR's foreign affairs with the US and Britain such as the INF Agreement in 1987, but he also improved Russia's home situation e.g implementing Glasnost and Democratisation, which eventually led to the collapse of the USSR.


Faults:
The Catholic Church was only strong in Poland meaning its impact was limited in other Eastern European Countries.
SCORE: 7
Ronald Reagan:


Spoke out against human rights abuses of the governements of Eastern Europe
Influences:
union 'Solidarity'
- helping it gain concessions from the government. - The leader of Solidarity, Lech Walesa, was a devou Catholic
Faults:
The Catholic Church was only strong in Poland meaning its impact was limited in other Eastern European Countries.
OVERALL SCORE: 7
Ronald Reagan:

Key individuals in the ending of the Cold War
Pope John Paul ll
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Basic Details:
Born 1920
Son of Polish army lieutenant
Became Pope in 1978
Died in 2005
Willing to stand up for his beliefs, inspiring
Ideas:
A conservative within the Catholic Church
Believed in the importance of human rights
critcial of communist regimes
Policies:
Spoke out against human rights abuses of the governements of Eastern Europe
Influences:
His speeches inspired anti-communists - He visted Poland in 1979,1983 and 1987 and each time the visits reinforced the support for the trade union 'Solidarity'


Born a pole who became an American citizen, leading to him becoming suspicious of Soviet policy. Became National Security Advisor in 1977 and influenced Carter's foreign policy. Brezinski held a hard line approach against communism causing him to clash with Cyrus Vance, the Secretary of State, who favoured continuation of Detente. Brzezinski voiced the views of the Neo-Conservatives, which called for a show of American Strength that would lead to the Soviet Union changing their policy. Carter heavily relied on these two men due to his inexperience, which could suggest a reason for the central weakness in his foreign policy as he never knew whos advice to follow
Task3: The liberation of Poland
TherePoland were heavily influenced by Soviet ruling and by 1980,there was a wishing to reform, however,reform. However, the USSR,

Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: Walker article
The impression i get is that Walker believed the Soviets did not want to invade Afghanistan, but felt they were pressurised into it. The Soviets were scared of upsetting the Americans, feeling it would have affected US-Soviet Relations. Once, the Soviets invaded Afghanistan, they realised they were in trouble, when the Communist party split, and Herat (the city) fell to the upeising of the Shi'ite m
Task3: The liberation of Poland
There was a strong cry for reform in Poland, even with certain members of the government wishing to reform, however, the USSR, were keen to show that there was no chance of this happening. To prove this the government increased prices in response to the economic crisis, however, this was met by unrest which was squashed by the army. An example of this unrest was the strikes at the Gdansk shipyard in 1980, involving the illegal independent trade union 'Solidarity.' By 1981 discontent was threatening to get out hand and those who were seeking reform were encouraged by the Pope( who was Polish's) visit to Poland. The outside world watched Poland's situation through the media and grew to like the leader of the Solidarity trade union, Lech Walesa, as he challenged Communist rule. The USSR eventually legalised the Solidarity trade union, however were concerned that trade unions in other countries within the Eastern Bloc would emerge and threaten their hold in other countries.

The significance of Zbigniew Brzezinski, advisor to Jimmy Carter
Born a pole who became an American citizen, leading to him becoming suspicious of Soviet policy. Became National Security Advisor in 1977 and influenced Carter's foreign policy. Brezinski held a hard line approach against communism causing him to clash with Cyrus Vance, the Secretary of State, who favoured continuation of Detente. Brzezinski voiced the views of the Neo-Conservatives, which called for a show of American Strength that would lead to the Soviet Union changing their policy. Carter heavily relied on these two men due to his inexperience, which could suggest a reason for the central weakness in his foreign policy as he never knew whos advice to follow
Task3: The liberation of Poland
There was a strong cry for reform in Poland, even with certain members of the government wishing to reform, however, the USSR, were keen to show that there was no chance of this happening. To prove this the government increased prices in response to the economic crisis, however, this was met by unrest which was squashed by the army. An example of this unrest was the strikes at the Gdansk shipyard in 1980, involving the illegal independent trade union 'Solidarity.' By 1981 discontent was threatening to get out hand and those who were seeking reform were encouraged by the Pope( who was Polish's) visit to Poland. The outside world watched Poland's situation through the media and grew to like the leader of the Solidarity trade union, Lech Walesa, as he challenged Communist rule. The USSR eventually legalised the Solidarity trade union, however were concerned that trade unions in other countries within the Eastern Bloc would emerge and threaten their hold in other countries.