Global war Flashcards
name the new Soviet leader in 1954
Nikita Khrushchev
what year was the Secret Speech given?
1956
name the newly elected member of the Polish Communist Party in October 1956?
Władysław Gomułka
name the new leader of Hungary in October 1956?
Imre Nagy
what year was the Austrian State Treaty signed?
1955
give two examples of agreements reached
granted Austria independence and arranged for the withdrawal of all occupation forces
what were the two main subjects for discussion at the Geneva Summit?
Open Skies Policy and Germany
what year did Camp David talks take place?
1959
name the US and Soviet leaders present at Camp David
Eisenhower and Khrushchev
why did the Paris Summit collapse?
U2 spy plane incident
what year was Kennedy elected?
1961
where and when did Kennedy and Krushchev meet for the first time?
Vienna 1961
what does SAC stand for and who led this organisation?
Strategic Air Command, General Curtis LeMay
name the report commissioned by Eisenhower in 1957 and what new concept did this report present?
Gaither Report, missile gap
what was the first USSR satellite launched in 1957 called?
Sputnik
what was the name of the first man into space and was he from the USSR or the USA?
Yuri Gagarin, USSR
in what year did Eisenhower establish NASA?
1958
what was the Hallstein Doctrine?
announced that the FRG would regard the recognition of the GDR by any state other than the USSR as an unfriendly act and would therefore end diplomatic relations with such states, as it implied the acceptance of the division of Germany
what date did Khrushchev issue his six month Berlin ultimatum?
November 1958
how many people migrated from the GDR to the west in the first half of 1961?
10,000
