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Select the statement that correctly describes Vytautas Landsbergis’s role during the restoration of independence.

He was leader of Sąjūdis and served as Chairman of the Supreme Council that declared independence
He was the Soviet-appointed First Secretary of the Communist Party in Lithuania
He led the armed Forest Brothers resistance after World War II
He was the Soviet ambassador who negotiated recognition of Lithuanian independence

He was leader of Sąjūdis and served as Chairman of the Supreme Council that declared independence

Identify the nature and role of the ‘Forest Brothers’ after World War II.

Select the international pact associated with the Baltic Way commemoration.

Choose the best description of the Baltic Way event and its purpose.

A human chain linking people across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to protest the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
A secret armed uprising coordinated by anti-Soviet partisans
A Soviet cultural festival celebrating Baltic republics
A trade agreement signed by the three Baltic capitals

A human chain linking people across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to protest the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact

Identify the founding date of the Reform Movement of Lithuania (Sąjūdis).

Select the correct description of Sąjūdis and its role in Lithuania’s move toward independence.

A reform movement that mobilized public support for independence and democratic change
An underground armed resistance organization active after World War II
The Soviet Communist Party branch in Lithuania
A foreign diplomatic mission advocating for Lithuanian independence

A reform movement that mobilized public support for independence and democratic change

Choose the date when the Supreme Council declared the restoration of Lithuanian independence from the Soviet Union.

Identify the date when the Council of Lithuania adopted the Act declaring an independent Lithuanian state in 1918.