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

2. I. Berlin Wall – East Germany
A. Who: E. Germans tried to escape to the west
B. Why: Want western freedoms
C. 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

4. II. Uprisings in Hungary
A. Who: Hungarians demand more rights,
B. Why: Khrushchev’s 1956 De-Stalinzation plan causes Imre Nagy to form a new government with free elections – Hungarian uprising begins
C. Result: Soviets send in tanks and troops to end the movement
III. Prague Spring - Czechoslovakia, 1968
A. Who/Why: Czech writers strike for more freedom, causing Czech leader Alexander Dubček 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

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