History A-Level
Revolution and democratisation in Eastern Europe
What Revolution and democratisation in Eastern Europe means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Nationalism fused with demands for democracy, as in Solidarity in Poland and Civic Forum in Czechoslovakia, ending communist monopoly rule.
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