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”?