Weekly Editorial - September 29, 2005
1. Define the following terms as they are used in the article:
-Solidarity (para. 1)
-Soviet Bloc (1)
-dissident (6)
-Trotskyites (10)
-proletariat (10)
-Bolshevik (11)
-subsidiarity (11)
-totalitarianism (11)
-propitious (12)
-martial law (14)
2. What 4 ideas does Mr. Chodakiewicz offer about when/how Solidarity began? (para. 1-4)
3. Describe the characteristics of Solidarity.
4. Mr. Chodakiewicz describes the different beliefs about who is responsible for Solidarity. Describe at least 4 from paragraphs 5-9, 10, 12-14.
5. What fact does Mr. Chodakiewicz use to refute the belief that leftist intellectuals were responsible for Solidarity? (para. 7)
6. What does Mr. Chodakiewicz believe is behind Solidarity's success? (para. 16) What do you think? Explain your answer.