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+Hungary/Czechoslovakia Crisis WebquestPlease complete all sections of this assignment. All questions should be answered in complete sentences unless otherwise noted. This should be an individual assignment. You may hand write or type your answers. All typed responses should be uploaded to . You will have class time today and Monday to work on this. This entire activity is due on Tuesday, May 22st. I: Vocabulary Please define the following vocabulary terms before answering the questions. Please DO NOT just google the definitions, use an actual dictionary website: Webster-Merriam or . Make sure the definition relates to what we are learning (the Cold War). AutocracyCult of Personality Planned EconomyIntelligentsiaSovereignty Anarchy Commonwealth Nikita KhrushchevLeonid BrezhnevII: Pre-Knowledge ResearchUsing the library databases please find basic background information about the following concepts/events. Aim for a minimum of 5 bullet points for each. (Think of who, what, when, where and why) Please put the citation at the bottom of each event. Hungarian Rebellion in 1956 (other key terms to use to research this event: Hungarian Revolution) Czechoslovakian Crisis in 1968 (other key terms to use to research this event: Prague Spring, Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia) III: Hungarian Crisis Primary Source WorksheetPlease use the primary source documents about the Hungarian Crisis (on my website) to answer the following questions. Questions must be answered in your own words. Copy and pasting directly, unless specifically quoting with citations, will result in a 0 for the assignment. Workers' Council of Miskolc and Borsod County, Hungary, Resolution. (1956)What, in your opinion, are the three most important demands the Worker’s Council made of the Soviet Government.What did the council say regarding non-communists? Is this a rejection of communism?What did the council say about the success of the planned economy in Hungary?Why did the council refer to the Hungarian parliament as an ‘electoral machine’?Imre Nagy, Radio Announcement. November 4, 1956Who is Imre Nagy?What does he say about democracy in Hungary?Soviet Government, Statement on Hungary. October 30, 1956In the second paragraph, what does the Soviet government say about democracy in Hungary?Who do the Soviets say asked them to intervene in Hungary? When do the Soviets say they will remove their armies from Hungary?According to the Soviets, what is “the chief and sacred duty of workers, peasants, and intelligentsia, and of all the Hungarian working people?”What is the overall message of this primary source?IV: Czechoslovakian Crisis Primary Source WorksheetPlease use the primary source documents about the Czechoslovakia Crisis (on my website) to answer the following questions. Questions must be answered in your own words. Copy and pasting directly, unless specifically quoting with citations, will result in a 0 for the assignment. Excerpt From “Two Thousand Words that Belongs to Workers, Farmers, Officials, Scientists, Artists, and Everybody” QuestionsThe manifesto states that the first threat to Czechoslovakian national life came from ‘the war’. What war is being referenced?According to the document, what was the Czechoslovakian’s first reaction to the Soviet takeover? What went wrong?What are the Czechoslovakians demanding in the manifesto? What do the Czechoslovakians fear will happen because of their demands?Who was the manifesto written for? Who was it written by?Do you think the Czechoslovakians wanted to split with the Soviet Union or just reform their government?Sergei Kovalev, The International Obligations of Socialist Countries QuestionsWhy does the document say that the Soviet Union is being criticized for using force in Czechoslovakia?How does the Soviet Union justify their use of force against Czechoslovakia?Paraphrase the following passage, “There is no doubt that the peoples of the socialist countries and the Communist parties have and must have freedom to determine their country's path of development. However, any decision of theirs must damage neither socialism in their own country, nor the fundamental interests of the other socialist countries, nor the worldwide workers' movement, which is waging a struggle for socialism.” Do you think this is a contradiction?How many allied Socialist nations invaded Czechoslovakia in 1968?According to the last paragraph, why did the Soviets and the Warsaw Pact invade Czechoslovakia? Do you believe them?V: Culminating QuestionsPlease answer the following questions in paragraph format. Compare and contrast the claims of the Hungarians and the Czechoslovakians in their desire for increased independence from the Soviet UnionCompare the responses of the Soviet Union led by Khrushchev during the Hungarian crisis in 19 56 and by Brezhnev during the Czechoslovakian crisis in 1968. ?Did they give similar reasons for putting down the revolts?” ?VI: Creative PiecePlease choose ONE of the following creative activities to synthesize the knowledge you have gained through this Webquest. Create a 4-6 box comic strip that depicts either the Hungarian or Czech revolution during the Cold War. Create a flyer/poster that could have been seen during the Hungarian or Czech revolution. It should speak to the cause and values of those rebelling. Create a song/poem that fits the themes of the revolutions in Hungary or Czechoslovakia. It should be a minimum of 15 lines. Create your own… if there is something else you like to do that would be considered a creative piece please come talk to me for approval. ................
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