Extension worksheet 40

Name: Darshil Date: 1/2/07 Class: 10

Unit 6.1
The Cold War and anti-communism
1 On the map below, shade those countries that were communist
between 1945 and 1989 in one colour. Then identify places of conflict
during the Cold War period.

2 Find out which countries are still communist today. Choose one
country that is no longer communist and write sentences explaining
when and how that country changed.
Countries such as China, Laos, Cuba, North Korea and Vietnam are still operated

by a communist government. Slovenia is a ex-communist country. From 1945 to

1980, Slovenia was ruled by a communist, and Slovenia was one of the most

progressive nations. They saw an economic rise yet the population only grew 8%.

But, by the 1980’s, Slovenia had many independent protests and political

movements, but by mid 1980’s the major turning point in Slovene politics came

in May 1988 when two Slovene journalists uncovered an alleged plot by the

Yugoslav army to arrest 200 Slovene officials, intellectuals, and journalists and to

use armed intervention to put down any protests. This event destroyed any hope

in the Slovene party and society for reforming Yugoslavia through the federal

government in Belgrade. From this point on, despite continued political,

economic, and even military pressure from the Serbian communists, the

Slovenes moved on their own. From then they became a democratic country.

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