Hungary and Czechoslovakia Flashcards
Who was Rakosi and when did he rule. Hungry
He is a hard line Communist from 1949 to 1956
When was rakosi replaced
In 1956 by erno gero
When did the protests happen in Budapest
23rd of October, the statue of Stalin was pulled down
When did Nagi replace gero
On 24 October
He had a more liberal government who made lots of plans. It would hold free elections and plan to leave the Warsaw Pact
What was Khrushchevs reaction to the reforms by Nagy
He sent in Soviet troops to Budapest in November 1956
He then put Kadar in his place as leader
When did Brezhnev is coming to control
In 1964
Who is made head of Czechoslovakia
In 1967 Alexander dubek
What is thePrague Spring
The new government was less censored so intellectuals lead an attack on communism. This period before 1968 became known as the Prague spring because all of the ideas that became
What did the USSR tried to do to stop the check Slovakia movements
It tried to slow du Beke down and argue with him they made him promise not to leave the Warsaw Pact
What did soviet tanks move into Czechoslovakia
20th of August 1968
What was the Brezhnev doctrine
It was the definition of a Communist country as a one party system to remain a member of the Warsaw Pact
Why do people want to leave Eastern Europe
For political and economic reasons as the standard of living decreased
Why was so many people leaving eastern Germany
Because of the hard Communist regime happening in the 1950s
When did President Kennedy come into power
1961
When was the Berlin wall built
30th August 1961
