resisting communism in eastern europe how do the people of eastern europe react to communist...

Resisting Communism in Resisting Communism in Eastern EuropeEastern Europe

How do the people of Eastern Europe react to Communist Governments?

Berlin Wall – East GermanyBerlin Wall – East Germany

• Who: E. Germans tried to escape to the west

• Why: Want western freedoms

• Result: E. Germany closes the border with W. Germany and begin building a wall in Berlin, troops ordered to shoot any who try to defect

Uprisings in HungaryUprisings in Hungary• Who: Hungarians demand more rights,

• Why: Khruschev’s 1956 De-Stalinzation plan causes Imre Nagy to form a new government with free elections

• Result: Soviets send in tanks and troops to end the movement

Prague Spring - CzechoslovakiaPrague Spring - Czechoslovakia•Who/Why: Czech writers strike for more freedom, causing Czech leader Alexander Dubchek to loosen some hard-line rules

•Result: People start writing about new ideas during the “Prague Spring”, causing the Soviet army to invade CZ and crush the movement

Soviets Crush Czech Spirit

1. Identify people/objects in cartoon

2. Identify actions in cartoon.

3. What is the cartoonist saying about “Prague Spring”?