degree of peacefull coexistance Flashcards

1
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when was the polish uprising

A

june-october 1956

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2
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who protests in poland

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workers

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3
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what are the polish protests over

A

food shortages
poor working conditions and housing
soviet domination

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4
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who takes power in poland and when

A

gomulka
october 1956

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5
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what deal is made between gomulka and khrushchev

A

gomulka can stay in power if poland stays loyal to communism and the ussr

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6
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why did khrushchev not use force in poland

A

china supported the polish workers party
gomulka was popular

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7
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what did the events in poland inspire

A

the hungarian uprising

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8
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when was the hungarian uprising

A

october-november 1956

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9
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who revolted in hungary

A

students and workers

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10
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what did the protesters in hungary protest for

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their list of 16 demands including
withdrawal of soviet troops
free speach
multiparty elections

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11
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what encouraged the hungarian uprising

A

destalinisation
polish uprising

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12
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when did nagy come to power

A

october 1956

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13
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what did nagy call for

A

a new corse in socialism
the removal of oppressive ussr control

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14
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how did nagy respond to the uprising

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he tried to calm the revolt and avoid soviet intervention

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15
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how did the ussr initially respond in hungary

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withdrew due to pressure from china and the understanding that they would remain communist

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16
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why did the ussr change their response in hungry

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they feared collapse of communism with multi party elections and no secrete police or press censorship

17
Q

what does nagy announce for hungry on november 1st

A

hungary will leave the warsaw pact and remain nutral in the cold war

18
Q

on the 3rd of november how many divisions and tanks surround budapest

A

15 divisions
4000 tanks

19
Q

how many cizezens are killed in the hungarian uprising

A

4000

20
Q

how many cizezens are forced into exile in hungary

A

200,000

21
Q

what happened to nagy after the hungarian uprising

A

he was replaced by janos kador
killed 1958

22
Q

what was the us response to the hungarian uprising

A

did little
publicly condemned it
braudcasted on radio free europe

23
Q

what did ike say he didn’t want to resort to force in hungary

A

it was too deep in soviet sphere
involved going through several pro soviet nations
fear of wider conflict
lack of international support and attention due to suez crisis

24
Q

what was the significance of hungary on the ussr

A

soviet sphere was vulnerable to liberalisation
warsaw pact was to be vigeriously inforced
damaged world wide rep of communism
no peaceful coexistence in e block
tensions with china

25
Q

what was the significance of hungary on the us approach

A

roll back, brinkmanship, massive retaliation no evident
calls for liberation help in e block ≠ us intervention
ike more concerned over election and suez
reinforced worst fears of communism

26
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what was the significance of hungary on the cold war

A

not all hot points lead to confrontation
spheres and rules established and respected
cold war policy was rhetoric
fear of wider conflict kept it cold