Canada as seen through the Eyes of New Brunswick Editorial Cartoonists:
The Insight and Humour of Josh Beutel and Bill Hogan
Preface |
Introduction |
Editorial Cartoon Database |
Classroom Activities
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Josh Beutel, Telegraph Journal, 1981
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Reference number: MC2806-833
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Scope and Content
The progression military crack downs on dissidents in eastern Europe is illustrated through three candles: the "Hungary 1956" candle has collapsed, the "Czechoslovakia 1968" candle has collapsed, and the "Poland 1981" candle is burning but melting quickly.
Title
Soviet Wax Museum
Persons
Lech Walesa
- Born in Popowo, Poland, September 29, 1943
- Polish activist and politician
- Co-founded Solidarity (Solidarnosc), independent trade union within soviet Poland
- Lead and supported a general strike across Poland beginning in the Gdansk shipyard, 1980
- Interned for 11 months (until November 14, 1982) when Prime Minister Wojciech Jaruzelski declared a state of martial law, 1981
- Organized the Temporary Executive Committee of Solidarity Trade Union, 1987 to 1990
- President of Poland, 1990 to 1995