IGCSEHistoryCambridge (CIE)Exam QuestionsThe 20th Century: International Relations from 1919How Secure was the USSR’s Control over Eastern Europe, 1948–c.1989?

How Secure was the USSR’s Control over Eastern Europe, 1948–c.1989? (Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE History): Exam Questions

Exam code: 0470 & 0977

20 mins1 question
1a4 marks

Soviet power in Eastern Europe eventually collapsed. 

Who was Alexander Dubček?

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1b6 marks

Why did the Soviet Union respond violently to opposition in Hungary in 1956?

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1c10 marks

Who was more responsible for the collapse of Soviet control in Eastern Europe: Wałęsa or Gorbachev? Explain your answer.

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