degree of peacefull coexistance Flashcards
when was the polish uprising
june-october 1956
who protests in poland
workers
what are the polish protests over
food shortages
poor working conditions and housing
soviet domination
who takes power in poland and when
gomulka
october 1956
what deal is made between gomulka and khrushchev
gomulka can stay in power if poland stays loyal to communism and the ussr
why did khrushchev not use force in poland
china supported the polish workers party
gomulka was popular
what did the events in poland inspire
the hungarian uprising
when was the hungarian uprising
october-november 1956
who revolted in hungary
students and workers
what did the protesters in hungary protest for
their list of 16 demands including
withdrawal of soviet troops
free speach
multiparty elections
what encouraged the hungarian uprising
destalinisation
polish uprising
when did nagy come to power
october 1956
what did nagy call for
a new corse in socialism
the removal of oppressive ussr control
how did nagy respond to the uprising
he tried to calm the revolt and avoid soviet intervention
how did the ussr initially respond in hungary
withdrew due to pressure from china and the understanding that they would remain communist
why did the ussr change their response in hungry
they feared collapse of communism with multi party elections and no secrete police or press censorship
what does nagy announce for hungry on november 1st
hungary will leave the warsaw pact and remain nutral in the cold war
on the 3rd of november how many divisions and tanks surround budapest
15 divisions
4000 tanks
how many cizezens are killed in the hungarian uprising
4000
how many cizezens are forced into exile in hungary
200,000
what happened to nagy after the hungarian uprising
he was replaced by janos kador
killed 1958
what was the us response to the hungarian uprising
did little
publicly condemned it
braudcasted on radio free europe
what did ike say he didn’t want to resort to force in hungary
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
what was the significance of hungary on the ussr
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
