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Compare/Contrast Worldly Events During John Paul II's Papacy

By Dwalin
  • Fall of Communism in Poland With Legalization of Solidarity

    Fall of Communism in Poland With Legalization of Solidarity
    The fall of Communism in Poland began in 1989. Solidarity was legalized and it took over communist vote by the majority.
  • Tiananmen Square Student Protest

    Tiananmen Square Student Protest
    The Tiananmen Square Protest of 1989 was a protest of students in Beijing, China against the Communist rulers. The Chinese government took action against the protesters and massacred nearly thousands of them. About one hundred thousand were arrested as well.
  • President Reagen And The Berlin Wall

    President Reagen And The Berlin Wall
    President Reagen gives his "Tear Down This Wall" speech on the day of demolition of the Berlin Wall, the wall in which Berlin was divided into West Berlin and East Berlin. The fall of the Berlin Wall marked the unification of Germany once again.
  • Nelson Mandela's Prison Release

    Nelson Mandela's Prison Release
    Nelson Mandela was released on a Sunday from lifelong imprisonment after being in prison for 27 years for being convicted of conspiricy to overthrow the state and sabatoge.
  • Lebanese Civil War

    Lebanese Civil War
    The Lebanese Civil War lasted for 15 years from 1975 to 1990. It was between religious factors of Maronite Christians and the Muslim population. The product of the war was the Taif Agreement which created solutions to the conflicts at hand.