Khrushchev and East-West relations 1955-60 Flashcards
Khrushchev new leader
Introduced policy of de-stalinisation in his secret speech
25th Feb 1956
Led to uprisings in Poland and Hungary
Poland
June-October 1956
Polish communist leader died so Khrushchev nominated his successor to implement de-stalinisation
28th June 1956- workers went on strike against wage cuts and poor working conditions
October 1956- new leader of polish communist party
Beijing pledged alliance to him(Gomulka)
Khrushchev allowed them to have national independence
Hungary
Oct-Nov 1956
22nd October Budapest students protested listed 16 demands including Nagy as pm and removal of soviet troops form Hungary
24th- Nagy appointed pm- met with Khrushchev and showed loyalty
28th- Red army withdrew form Hungary for two days
31st- reversed position feared collapse of communism
4,000 tanks surrounded, uprising crushed and new govt installed
4,000 civilians killed
Austrian state treaty
1955
Split into 4 zones like Germany
Power agreed to led it be a neutral state
Showed cooperation between East and West
Geneva summit
1955
Representatives from the 4 met
Discuss nuclear disarmament and future of Germany
Khrushchev her rejected Eisenhower’s open skies
Khrushchev only agree to freedom of Germany if demilitarised and neutral
Did begin a dialogue between the superpowers
Foundations of peaceful coexistence firmly in placed
Paris summit
May 1960
Khrushchev visited US for camp David talks about disarmament and Berlin
Led to Paris Summit- ended with U2 spy plane
Kennedy new president- Jan 1961- didn’t agree with peaceful coexistence and promised increased defence budget
Met in Vienna June 1961
Little agreed, Khrushchev thought Kennedy vulnerable- Bay of pigs reinforced this idea
25th July Kennedy called for a build up of NATO forces.
