1. Resisting Communism in Eastern Europe
How do the people of Eastern Europe react to Communist Governments?

2. I. Berlin Wall – East Germany
A. E. Germans tried to escape to the west
1. Want western freedoms
B. Reaction: E. Germany closes the border with W. Germany and begin building a wall in Berlin, troops ordered to shoot any who try to defect

3. II. Uprisings in Hungary
A. Hungarians demand more rights,
1. Khrushchev’s 1956 De-Stalinzation plan causes Imre Nagy to form a new government with free elections – Hungarian uprising begins
B. Result: Soviets send in tanks and troops to end the movement
III. Prague Spring - Czechoslovakia, 1968
A. Czech writers strike for more freedom, causing Czech leader Alexander Dubcek to loosen some hard-line rules
B. Result: People start writing about new ideas during the “Prague Spring”, causing the Soviet army to invade CZ and crush the movement

4. Soviets Crush Czech Spirit
Identify people/objects in cartoon
Identify actions in cartoon.
What is the cartoonist saying about “Prague Spring”?