Solidarity movement
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The Solidarity movement was an independent Polish trade union and social movement in the 1980s that became a major force in opposing communist rule and helped trigger democratic change across Eastern Europe.
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Target entity: Solidarity movement Context triple: [Poland, notableHistoricalEvent, Solidarity movement]
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Poor People’s Campaign
The Poor People’s Campaign was a 1968 effort organized by Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders to demand economic justice and anti-poverty measures for disadvantaged Americans through mass protest and civil disobedience.
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Polish United Workers' Party
The Polish United Workers' Party was the communist ruling party of the People's Republic of Poland, controlling the state as part of the Soviet-aligned Eastern Bloc from the late 1940s until the fall of communism in 1989.
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Prague Spring
Prague Spring was a brief period of political liberalization and reform in communist Czechoslovakia in 1968 that was ultimately crushed by a Soviet-led invasion.
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Polish Committee of National Liberation
The Polish Committee of National Liberation was a Soviet-backed provisional government established in 1944 to administer liberated Polish territories and lay the groundwork for a communist regime after World War II.
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Warsaw Uprising
The Warsaw Uprising was a major 1944 armed insurrection by the Polish resistance against Nazi German occupation, aiming to liberate Warsaw before the Soviet advance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Solidarity movement Target entity description: The Solidarity movement was an independent Polish trade union and social movement in the 1980s that became a major force in opposing communist rule and helped trigger democratic change across Eastern Europe.
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A.
Poor People’s Campaign
The Poor People’s Campaign was a 1968 effort organized by Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders to demand economic justice and anti-poverty measures for disadvantaged Americans through mass protest and civil disobedience.
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B.
Polish United Workers' Party
The Polish United Workers' Party was the communist ruling party of the People's Republic of Poland, controlling the state as part of the Soviet-aligned Eastern Bloc from the late 1940s until the fall of communism in 1989.
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C.
Prague Spring
Prague Spring was a brief period of political liberalization and reform in communist Czechoslovakia in 1968 that was ultimately crushed by a Soviet-led invasion.
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D.
Polish Committee of National Liberation
The Polish Committee of National Liberation was a Soviet-backed provisional government established in 1944 to administer liberated Polish territories and lay the groundwork for a communist regime after World War II.
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E.
Warsaw Uprising
The Warsaw Uprising was a major 1944 armed insurrection by the Polish resistance against Nazi German occupation, aiming to liberate Warsaw before the Soviet advance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political movement
ⓘ
social movement ⓘ trade union ⓘ |
| aim |
democratization of Poland
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free trade unions ⓘ political reform ⓘ workers' rights ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Solidarność ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Gdańsk Shipyard workers
ⓘ
Lech Wałęsa ⓘ |
| hasAward | Nobel Peace Prize to Lech Wałęsa in 1983 ⓘ |
| hasPart | Inter-Enterprise Strike Committee ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalWing | Solidarity Electoral Action ⓘ |
| headquarters | Gdańsk ⓘ |
| ideology |
Catholic social teaching
ⓘ
anti-communism ⓘ democracy ⓘ |
| inception | 1980 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Revolutions of 1989
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surface form:
Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia
collapse of communist regimes in Eastern Europe ⓘ democratic opposition in Eastern Europe ⓘ end of the Cold War ⓘ |
| keyPerson |
Anna Walentynowicz
ⓘ
Bronisław Geremek ⓘ Jacek Kuroń ⓘ Karol Modzelewski ⓘ Lech Wałęsa ⓘ Tadeusz Mazowiecki ⓘ |
| language | Polish ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
legal from 1980 to 1981
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outlawed from 1981 to 1989 ⓘ re-legalized in 1989 ⓘ |
| locationFounded | Gdańsk ⓘ |
| memberCount | about 10 million members at its peak ⓘ |
| movementType |
labor movement
ⓘ
opposition movement ⓘ pro-democracy movement ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Polish People’s Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
Communist government of the Polish People's Republic
Polish United Workers' Party ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ |
| opposedSystem | one-party communist rule ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | Gdańsk Shipyard strikes ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | first independent trade union in the Eastern Bloc ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism (dominant among members) ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Gdańsk Agreement
ⓘ
Round Table Talks of 1989 ⓘ
surface form:
Round Table Talks
introduction of martial law in Poland ⓘ partly free elections in Poland in June 1989 ⓘ |
| slogan | Nie ma wolności bez Solidarności ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Catholic Church in Poland
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Pope John Paul II ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
civil resistance
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negotiations ⓘ strikes ⓘ |
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Subject: Solidarity movement Description of subject: The Solidarity movement was an independent Polish trade union and social movement in the 1980s that became a major force in opposing communist rule and helped trigger democratic change across Eastern Europe.
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