1955-1963 Flashcards
When was the Polish Uprising
June - Oct 1956
In Poland, after the contents of the ‘secret speech’ emerged, the Polish people demanded more freedom and political autonomy.
Workers demanded better working conditions, higher industrial worker wages, freedom for the Catholic Church and an end to the Soviet policy of collectivisation of agriculture.
In June, Polish workers went on strike which then led to an anti-communist uprising starting.
In response to this, martial law was imposed and on 19th October, Khrushchev threatened Soviet military action.
When was the Hungarian Uprising
Oct - Nov 1956
Hungary had been led by the staunch communist Matyas Rakosi up until 1956. He was removed from leadership after he tried to arrest 400 communist opponents who called for reform. Rakosi was replaced by Eno Gero but Hungary was still unsatisfied
When did Khrushchev appoint a new leader for Poland
21 October 1956
When did the students in Budapest organise an anti soviet protest
22nd Oct 1956
When did the Red Army surround Budapest and crush the revolt
3rd Nov 1956
When was Khrushchev’s secret speech
1956
Khrushchev condemned Stalin’s use of terror, totalitarianism and cult of personality.
When was the Geneva Summit
1955
France, America, Britain and the USSR met to discuss two main issues: the ‘open skies proposal’ and the reunification of Germany. All leaders were hopeful of making progress towards disarmament.
When was the Paris Summit
1960
When did Harold Macmillan (Britain’s Prime Minister) make a ten-day visit to Moscow and a few months later so did USA’s Vice President, Richard Nixon.
Feb 1959
When did Khrushchev became the first Soviet leader to visit the West.
Sept 1959
When was the Gaither Report
In 1958
Eisenhower commissioned a study of the military strength of the USSR in comparison to the USA.
When was Sputnik 1
On 4th Oct 1957
the USSR took the lead in the space race when Sputnik 1 was successfully launched into space.
When was NASA created
1958
When did USSR successfully send a satellite to the moon
In 1959
When did President Kennedy take over from Eisenhower and massively increased the funding for NASA
In 1961
When did the USA had carried out 63 successful space missions compared to the USSR’s 15 successful missions.
1962
When did the Americans successfully land a man on the moon- Neil Armstrong
In 1969
When did Khrushchev order the West to withdraw their troops from Berlin to make Berlin a free city.
29th Nov 1958.
The West rejected the demands from Khrushchev.
When was the Berlin Wall being built?
August 1961
When did Diem become the leader for South Vietnam
1954
PRO AMERICAN AND CATHOLIC
When was the strategic Hamlet Programme
1962
When was the Buddhist Crisis
1963
In May 1963, the Buddhists in South Vietnam were banned from flying flags to honour the Buddha’s birthday
When was the NLF set up
1960 by North Vietnam to free SV from US imperialism
When Cuban Revolution
1959
