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In 1976, Jimmy Carter and Leonid Brezhnev promised to reduce East-West tensions. But within four years those promises turned to anger and mistrust. The Cold War was far from over.
 
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| His priesthood dates back to 1946, the year his native Poland was locked behind the Iron Curtain. Now, Pope John Paul II is credited with helping to topple the first communist domino. |
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| For more than four decades, Britain and the rest of Western Europe have looked to the United States for military support. Today the politics of European security are changing -- a direct result of the end of the Cold War.
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| Did the Soviets know what they were doing to the Western alliance when they deployed their SS-20 missiles?
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TIME: 'We Want a Decent Life'
December 29, 1980
Pravda: The situation in Poland
September 3, 1980
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The building that once housed the headquarters of Poland's Communist Party is now home to the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
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