Brave New World, Metamophosis, + Study guide questions

1. Discuss two major political implications of the Cold War in Europe.

2. Main causes of the fall of state socialism in the Soviet Union. Who were the main

players and what were the main phases of this transformation? Discuss.

3. To what extent the Solidarity movement in Poland contributed to political changes in that country and within the Soviet alliance in general?

4. How would you describe major components of Putin’s political changes in the post-Soviet Russia? Discuss policy changes in both domestic and international areas.

5. Discuss major political and economic components of the European Union.

6. Discuss two major challenges facing the European Union in the 21st century.