Answer:
It was the first time that an independent
trade union was formed in any of the communist states.
(i)
Solidarity had about 1 crore members in Poland.
(ii)
It had revealed the widespread corruption and mismanagement of the government
with the result that the government imposed the martial law and put thousands
of Solidarity members into jail.
(iii)
Again in 1988, Solidarity sruck again when the Polish government grew weak and
the economy of the Soviet Union was in decline. In April 1989, free elections
were held.
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