Unit 6:How secure was the USSR's control over eastern europe
Berlin Wall
Prague spring
Hungarian Uprising
Poland Soliditary
Why did hungary hate communism?
hungary hated communism because they had no freedom of speech
catholic church was banned by the USSR
feared the secret police
disliked the soviet army living in there country
German wanted to leave because the hungarian uprising showed for many people in eastern europe that it was impossible to fight communists
some germans left for political reasons and others for economic reasons
problems in poland
polish economy was in bad shape
price of foods were going way up
wages were not rising with food prices
overal economy was shrinking
polands foreign debt was rising
Solutions
workers began to set up trade unions
soliditary issued its 21 demands to the government
the communist cracked down on the union strikes
in 1968 czechoslovakia attempted to break away from the soviet influence
Three things dubcek did with his new model of socialism
removed state controls over industry
allowed freedom of speech
showed greater tolerance towards political and social organizations