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Section IV (Change in the Modern World): The Cold War 1945-1991
Quick questions on Revolutions of 1989 and the fall of the Berlin Wall: HSC Modern History Cold War
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What is east Germany?Show answer
East German emigration accelerated through October 1989: 24,000 left through Czechoslovakia in early October, 14,000 by the end of October. Monday demonstrations in Leipzig grew from a few hundred in early September to 70,000 on 9 October, the "October 9" night that did not become Tiananmen.
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Source A is Gunter Schabowski's televised statement on 9 November 1989 that travel restrictions were lifted "immediately, without delay." Using Source A and your own knowledge, explain why the Berlin Wall fell on 9 November 1989. [5 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Evaluate the extent to which the revolutions of 1989 were the result of Gorbachev's non-intervention rather than indigenous opposition movements. [25 marks]
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Compare the views of Padraic Kenney and Mary Sarotte on the agency behind the 1989 revolutions. [10 marks]
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