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3- The Cold War Intensifies Flashcards

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What was the Warsaw Pact plus when was it made?

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  • 1955 by SU + SU satellite sites ( 8 nations)
  • Military alliance formed coz of NATO ( counter threat)
  • Countries didn’t have a say if they wanted to join
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What happens in 1945 of the space race?

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  • Germany developed V1 + V2 rockets
  • 16th July 1945- US tests it’s atomic bomb, Truman tells Stalin at Potsdam
  • USA used these bombs on Hiroshima + Nagasaki = ended war in Japan also ended WW2
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What did Stalin do after hearing about the atomic bomb at Potsdam?

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  • Felt threatened by USA
  • Scientists pay doubled + SU spends more on research + weapons
  • 1949: SU makes atomic bomb
  • Truman = shocked
  • Both countries increase spending on spending+ developing
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What was developed in 1952 + what happened after Stalin?

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  • H- bomb ( Hydrogen bomb)
  • USA builds it first then USSR
  • March 1st 1954 USA tests their biggest ever h bomb- boosts their confidence
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Who replaces Truman in 1955+ what did he do I the space race?

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  • Eisenhower

- Announces programme to develop first man made satellite

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What were Russia’s 3 victories in 1957?

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  • Successfully tested ICBM’s = missiles that carry nuclear bombs without humans
  • Launch ‘Sputnik 1’: October 1st man made satellite
  • November, send a dog to space ‘Laika’ abord ‘Sputnik 2’
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How does the USA respond to Russia’s victories in 1958?

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  • More money into space research

- July- NASA made ( National Aeronautics + Space Administration)

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What happens in 1959 of the space race?

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  • USA persuades Turkey to take some nuclear missiles - establish nuclear sites + short range missiles
  • Develops it’s own ICBM’s = US
  • Soviet Satellite Lunar 2 reaches moon
  • Lunar 3 takes pics of the other side of the moon
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When does JFK become president?

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1961 + talks about “missile gap”

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Who replaced Stalin?

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George Malenkov for 2 year

Then Nikita Khrushchev

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What did Khrushchev do after he came into power?

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  • Introduced ‘De-stalinisation’- denounced Stalin’s policies

- Believed in peaceful co-existence

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When was the Hungary Uprising?

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1956

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What happened to Hungary after WW2?

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  • SU invaded Hungary - red army liberated them
  • Occupied Hungary after the war
  • New Provisional gov was set up
  • Elections held Nov 1945. Communists received 17% of support
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Who was the Minister of Agriculture in Hungary?

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Imre Nagy

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What was the Soviet Union’s new constitution on Hungary?

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A republic of workers and Working peasants + became a member of the comiform

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Who came to lead the communist party in Hungary?

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Matyas Rakosi

17
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How did the communist party take control after their loss on the election?

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  • Leaders of the other party were arrested + others fled
  • Took some members to prison + exile
  • Next elections communists were the largest part
18
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How did Raksoi rule once he came to power in Hungary?

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  • Used terror + brutality
  • Secret police (AVH) became hated
  • Religious teaching in schools removed
19
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What did Rakosi announce in 1950 that Hungary would become a country of what?

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A country of Iron and Steel

Ironic - as the country did not have any of that

20
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What happened to Rakosi’s 5 year plan?

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  • Failed
  • Living standards began to fall
  • Hungarian’s made quality of goods produced fall to meet production targets
21
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What were the key features of the Hungarian uprising?

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  • Demonstrations began in October 1956
  • Khrushchev sent tanks + troops to restore peace
  • 25th October tanks open fire
  • Next day Nagy was taken down as PM ( he took over when Stalin died)
22
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Why did the Soviet Union invade Hungary?

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  • Damage to Warsaw Pact
  • Khrushchev needed to stamp his authority’s on the SU
  • US elections
  • Set an example to other rest of Europe
23
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Explain the demonstrations that were happening in Budapest?

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  • Students demanding free elections
  • Free press + withdrawal of Soviet troops
  • Statue of Stalin was pulled down + dragged through streets
24
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Explain the events of the invasion of Budapest?

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  • Soviet army captured airports, bridges and key
  • Lots of fighting
  • Janos Kader became Hungary’s new leader
25
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What were the results of the Hungarian uprising?

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  • Soviet troops easily defeated Hungarian rebels

- 7,000 troops died

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