Eastern Europe

A brief overview of Poland and Czechoslovakia

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Before WWII

After WWII

Poland I

• 1979 – Pope John Paul II elected.

• Brought world attention to Poland

http://hotdog321.home.att.net/images/pope2.jpg

Poland II• Former electrician

Lech Walesa

• Becomes leader of the Solidarity movement - 1980

• Elected President of Poland - 1990

http://www.republika.pl/rg1/media/walensa.jpg

Czechoslovakia• Dissident playwright

Vaclav Havel

• Elected President of Czechoslovakia in 1990

• Czech Republic and Slovakia separate

http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/09/05/un.summit.names.reut/170.czech.rep.vaclav.havel.jpg

Czechoslovakia

http://www.humboldt.edu/~rescuers/book/Chlup/chlupgif/czechmap2.html

Czechoslovakia

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/europe/czechoslovakia.jpg

The Czech Republic & Slovakia