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7.2 - How effective was Soviet control over Eastern Europe? (Rebellions) Flashcards

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Chapter 7.2 - Soviet control over Eastern Europe (rebellions)

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Soviet control over Eastern Europe (rebellions)

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What were 3 uprisings in Eastern Europe from 1956 to 1984?

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  • Poland and the Poznan Rising, 1956
  • Hungarian Uprising, 1956
  • The Czech Crisis, 1968
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When did the Kremlin dissolve Cominform?

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April 1956

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What did Khrushchev announce in a meeting with Tito in June 1956?

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‘The path of socialist development differs in various countries’

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When did Poles strike over pay?

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June 1956

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How did the Polish government respond to the protests in Poland?

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They sent in tanks to put down the strikers

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How many workers were killed in the Polish Uprising in 1956?

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74 killed

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Who was appointed as general secretary of the Polish Communist Party in October 1956?

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Gomulka

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When had Gomulka been imprisoned by the pro-Stalinist government?

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1951

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How did the situation in Poland show that the Soviet Union’s iron grip on its satellites had loosened under Khrushchev?

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Khrushchev threatened to use troops to restore control in Poland, Gomulka replied saying the Polish army would resist any intervention, Khrushchev backed down - however, Poland stayed in the Warsaw Pact

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When was the Hungarian Uprising?

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23rd October 1956 - 11th November

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What did the Hungarian Uprising threaten which the Polish Uprising didn’t?

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The continued supremacy of communist control

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What did Hungarian protestors demand?

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  • Withdrawal of Soviet troops
  • Multi-party elections
  • Freedom of speech and the press
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Who did the Soviet Union allow become Prime Minster of Hungary as a replacement for hard-line communist leader Erno Gero?

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Imre Nagy

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Why had Imre Nagy been expelled from the Communist Party in 1955?

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Expelled for his reformist views

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When did Khrushchev agree to withdraw Soviet troops from Budapest, Hungary?

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28th October 1956

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What did Imre Nagy announce on the 1st November 1956?

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  • Withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact
  • Abolition of AVO, the secret police
  • Move towards multi-party elections
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Why did the Soviet Union change its position after Nagy’s announcement on the 1st November 1956?

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They feared a collapse of communism in Hungary

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How many divisions and tanks did Khrushchev send into Hungary a day after Nagy’s announcement to leave the Warsaw Pact?

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15 divisions and 4000 tanks

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When was Imre Nagy arrested?

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4th November 1956

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How many Hungarians were killed in the Hungarian Uprising?

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3000

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How many Hungarians fled across the border into Austria?

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200,000

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When was Imre Nagy executed?

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16th June 1958

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What was the Czech Crisis 1968 also known as?

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The Prague Spring of 1968

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When did Czechoslovakian leader, Alexander Dubcek, embark on a series of reforms?

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April 1968

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What were Czechoslovakian leader Dubcek’s reforms dubbed?

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‘Socialism with a human face’

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What did Alexander Dubcek (Czechoslovakia) promise in his reforms?

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  • Freedom of speech
  • Move towards a multi-party democracy
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What did Dubcek promise the Soviet Union?

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That Czechoslovakia would stay in the Warsaw Pact and the Communist Party would retain its ‘leading role’

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When did Warsaw Pact countries start to conduct military exercises inside Czechoslovakia?

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June 1968

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What did the leadership of prominent Eastern-bloc countries argue in the Warsaw letter in response to Dubcek?

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That challenges to socialism in one country were a threat to the entire socialist movement

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How many civilians were killed in the Czech Crisis?

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70

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What did Brezhnev issue after the Czech Crisis?

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The Brezhnev Doctrine

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What did the Brezhnev Doctrine (1968) state?

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Stated that the USSR could intervene in affairs of socialist countries if communism was threatened

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Who went on strike in Poland in 1980 after the government raised food prices by 100%?

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Shipyard workers in Gdansk

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Who led the strikes in Gdansk in 1980?

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Lech Walesa

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What trade union was formed in Poland in 1980?

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Solidarity

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What had the membership of Solidarity grown to before the Polish government agreed to wage increases?

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8 million

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What key global figure supported the Solidarity movement?

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Pope John Paul II

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When did Solidarity start to push for further reforms?

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August 1981

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Who was appointed as first secretary of the Polish Workers’ Party as a result of Solidarity pushing for further reforms?

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General Wojciech Jaruzelski

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What did Wojciech Jaruzelski impose in December 1981 to stop the Solidarity movement?

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Martial law

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What happened to the leaders of Solidarity after martial law was imposed in December 1981?

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They were arrested

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What did Lech Walesa win in 1983?

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Nobel Prize

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