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The 12 pages that link to Martial law in Poland, each with the reason it gives.

• SolidarityBroader topic: The government used martial law to arrest Solidarity leaders and suppress the union.

• Polish People's RepublicBroader topic: The government used it to suppress Solidarity and restore control.

• Martial lawBroader topic: The crackdown on Solidarity demonstrates martial law's use against organized domestic opposition.

• Polish United Workers' PartyRelated: The party used military rule to try to break Solidarity's challenge.

• Polish Round Table AgreementRelated: Its repression shaped the opposition’s demands and the government’s distrust during negotiations.

• Gdańsk ShipyardRelated: The government’s crackdown reversed the opening that the shipyard strikes had forced.

• Man of IronRelated: Imposed shortly after the film’s release, it changed how its account of Solidarity was received.

• Polish transition to democracyRelated: Its failure to eliminate opposition helped make later negotiations possible.

• Wojciech JaruzelskiRelated: Jaruzelski declared it in an effort to suppress Solidarity and preserve communist rule.

• Anna WalentynowiczRelated: The crackdown tested Walentynowicz’s commitment after the movement she helped launch was outlawed.

• Zbigniew HerbertRelated: The period’s repression forms the immediate political atmosphere of Report from the Besieged City.

• Cinema of Moral AnxietyRelated: Its imposition disrupted the movement’s production and public circulation.