BIG TEST ON THE
WAY: WWI & COLD
WAR.
GET REVISING!!
How close to war was the world in the 1960s?
Czechoslovakia and
the Prague Spring
Wenceslas Square Prague
(Jan Palach sheet)
Why did Jan Palach set himself
alight in January 1969?
 Why did Palach take
such an extreme
action?
 Palach’s letter were
supressed, but 3
copies were sent out to
various people.
 Read Palach’s own
words – why does he
say he took this
action?
Why did the World go to War in
August 1914?
 Work in groups of 3 with a
large piece of paper and
some factor cards to
complete the following:
1. Place the grey card in the
top left of your paper
2. Now arrange the cards in
order of importance, with
the card most relevant
nearest to the question.
1.
2.
Any cards over which there
is disagreement should be
placed on the edge of the
paper.
Cards that are not relevant to
the question should be
placed off the paper.
Why did the
Civil War
break out?
Why did Jan Palach set himself
alight in 1969?
CONTEXTUAL FACTORS
ATTITUDES AND BELIEFS
INTENTIONS
Use Palach’s letter to fill in the centre of this CAUSATION diagram. What
was Palach trying to achieve through setting himself alight? Why do you
think he calls himself “Torch Number 1?”
Why did Jan Palach set himself
alight in 1969?
CONTEXTUAL FACTORS
ATTITUDES AND BELIEFS
INTENTIONS
Jan Palach
 “People must fight against the evil
they feel equal to at that moment.”
(Jan Palach, 17 January 1969)
 “In this cynical century in which we
are often scared by others and
others are scared by us, in a century
in which we are often startled at our
own small-mindedness, he made us
ask a question that can make great
people of us: What did I do for
others, what is my heart like, what is
my aim, and what is the highest
priority in my life?”
Speech of Pastor Jakub S. Trojan at
Jan Palach’s grave, 25 January
1969