The Fall of Communism in Poland

Everyone has certain rights and with those rights come certain responsibilities which one

must fulfill in order to preserve their responsibilities. Those involved in the Polish Solidarity

Party, which began as an independent labor union, had rights and responsibilities which they

satisfied and in doing so, they created a new and improved Poland. Previous to the formation of

the Solidarity Party, the Communist regime controlled Poland. Communism, based on the ideas

and teachings of Karl Marx, is a system in which everyone is seen as equal and wealth is

distributed equally among the people. The Cold War brought Communism into Poland in 1945

and was wide-spread in Eastern Europe throughout the 20th century despite several attempts by

different countries to expel it. Pope John Paul II and Ronald Reagan were very distinguished

figures in the expulsion of Communism in Poland. The Gdańsk Agreement, the formation of

the Solidarity Party, Lech Wałęsa, and the Workers' Defense Committee were major components

of the beginning of the fall of Communism in Poland. The Communist government saw that the

Polish began to rebel against them and took action by outlawing Solidarity, imposing martial law

and enforcing Communist rule. After the Polish Round Table Talks, Solidarity was re-legalized

and was allowed to participate in the free elections.

The Cold War was a conflict between the Communist nations led by the Soviet Union

and the democratic nations led by the United States. It was fought by means of propaganda,

economic war, diplomatic haggling and occasional military clashes. At the Yalta conference in

February, 1945, Josef Stalin, representing the Soviet Union, promised free elections in Poland,

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