Post War eastern europe quiz Flashcards
This communist leader announced that Hungary was pulling out of the Warsaw Pact. Soviet troops invaded, crushed the rebellion and removed him from power
Imre Nagy
One of the original founders of the Solidarity labor union, this man was eventually elected president of Poland
Lech Walesa
Dissident, playwright, and first non-communist elected to office in Czechoslovakia. He eloquently urged his people to avoid revenge against the communists
Haclav pavel
In 1968 Soviet forces crushed the Prague Spring in this country
Czechoslovakia
This brutal dictator resisted the fall of the Iron Curtain but lost and was executed for his crimes against the people
Ceausescu
Polish leader who announced martial law, outlawed Solidarity, and arrested and imprisioned its leaders. He did this to avoid more brutal Soviet occupation
General Jarulzelski
This elected Communist leader tried to liberalize his country in what has become known as the Prague Spring
Alexander Dubcek
This country was invaded by soviet forces in1956 when it tried to pull out of the Warsaw pact
Hungary
This soviet leader allowed the fall of the iron curtan
Mikhail Gorbachev
This eastern European nation was the only one in which the leadership fought to retain power when the iron curtain collapsed
Rumania