1950s Flashcards
Korean War The Korean war began when North Korea invaded South Korea.
June 25th 1950
Death of Stalin Joseph Stalin died at the age of 74. He was succeeded by Nikita Khrushchev.
March 5th 1953
Korean War The Korean war ended. North Korea remained affiliated with Russia while South Korea was affiliated with the USA.
July 27th 1953
Geneva Accords This set of documents ended the French war with the Vietminh and divided Vietnam into North and South states. The communist leader of North Vietnam was Ho Chi Minh while the US friendly south was led by Ngo Dinh Diem.
Summer 1954
Warsaw Pact The Warsaw Pact was formed with member states East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Albania, Bulgaria, and the Soviet Union.
May 14th 1955
Hungarian Revolution This began as a Hungarian protest against Communist rule in Budapest. It quickly gathered momentum and on 24th October Soviet tanks entered Budapest. The tanks withdrew on 28th October and a new government was formed which quickly moved to introduce democracy, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion. The Soviet tanks returned on 4th November encircling Budapest. The Prime Minister Imre Nagy made a World broadcast that Hungary was under attack from the Soviet Union and calling for aid. Hungary fell to Russia on 10th November 1956.
October 23rd 1956
Suez Crisis Following military bombardment by Israeli forces, a joint British and French force invaded Egypt to regain control of the Suez Canal which had been nationalised by the Egyptian leader Nasser. The attack was heavily criticised by World leaders, especially America because Russia had offered support to Egypt. The British and French were forced to withdraw and a UN peace keeping force was sent to establish order.
October 30th 1956
Space Race USSR Sputnik II carried Laika the dog, the first living creature to go into space.
November 1st 1957
