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Alliances and Economic Unity
In 1949 a Formation called NATO helped unify many European nations in a strong military alliance with the United States and Canada. -
The Postwar Soviet Union
By 1953 under strict government control the country was producing goods at prewar level -
Revolts in Eastern Europe
Through the years 1953-1968 soviets used or threatened force to end public protest in countries such as Germany in (1953), Poland in (1956), Hungary in (1956), and Czechoslovakia in (1968). -
European Economic Community
In 1957 six European nations founded the European Economic Community, known as the common market. -
European Free Trade Association
In 1960 seven European countries formed the rival European Trade Association. -
Counterculture
In the 1960s a rebellion of teenagers and young adults rebelled against American society. -
Changes In Canada
During the 1960s Quebec went through something called the a Quiet Revolution,this meant growing nationalism -
Solidarity
Solidarity was a movement when hundreds of thousands of workers went on anti-government protest. -
Open Border
In 1989 Hungary opened its border with Austria. Now that the border was open by the thousands East Germans traveled to the west. -
Velvet Revolution
The Velvet Revolution pushed the communists out of power. In Poland the solidarity movement forced free elections, and Lech Walesa was elected president.
