AP EUROPEAN HISTORY

TRENDS IN CONTEMPORARY EUROPE FOCUS QUESTIONS 1. Define in detail what Glasnost is. 2. What steps were taken to alleviate tensions between the West and the East during the Cold War? 3. Who was for and who was against the Brezhnev Doctrine? Why? 4. Why was the Solidarity Movement successful. Were there any downsides to movement? 5. What monetary system was adopted at Bretton Woods? What was recovery based on? 6. Assess the presidency of Willy Brandt; his successes and failures. 7. The recession of the 1970's and 80's had consequences to world society. What were they? 8. What were some of the factors that caused the economic recession of the 70's and 80's 9. Why wasn’t there a reaction or revolution in response to unemployment and inflation of the 70's and 80's? 10.There were three waves” in the feminist movement. What were they? 11. Why was the USSR’s involvement in Afghanistan called the Soviet’s “Vietnam”? 12. Which ex-Soviet bloc states achieved independence peacefully? Violently? 13. Was Gorbachev’s perestroika plan successful? Why or why not? 14. List some of the books on feminism that were written by female contemporary writers of the era. 15. What were some of the changes in European society in the past 30 years?