Peaceful Coexistence Flashcards
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East Berlin Rising, 1953
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- Ulbrickt set factory workers unrealistic targets, work long hours, low wages and shortage of resources
- The Satsi had files on everyone=fear and movement of people from east to west berlin
- Those who stayed=demonstrations in June
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The Warsaw pact, 1955
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- West Germany in Nato and remilitarised
- Soviets created the Warsaw pact as a response to NATO
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The Austrian state treaty, 1955
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- After WWII Austria was temporarily divided into the same 4 zones as Germany
- Potential to be problem like Germany
- Austrian independence and neutrality so not in NATO or Warsaw
- Withdrawal of superpower troops
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Khrushchev and Tito, 1955
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- Stalin had expelled and ostracised Tito (leader of Yugoslavia)
- Khrushchev wanted to reconcile and let Tito back into the brotherhood of the communist nations
- Krushchev also admitted Stalin was wrong to ostracise Tito, he criticised his ‘terror methods’ and denounced him
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Polish Crisis, 1956
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- Bread, liberation and freedom
- Demonstrations were met with Polish tanks
- Polish Gov not puppets of the Soviet Union due to Katyn massacre and fixed elections
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The Hungarian crisis, 1956
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- New leader of Hungary after hated leader Rakosi took leave
- Imre Nagy was a popular leader who offered reform
- Demonstrations because demanded freedom and the withdrawal of soviet troops
- Nagy lost control of revolt
- Soviet tanks sent into Budapest
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The end of the Korean war, 1953
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- Korea remained divided
- NATO and Warsaw pact
- Communism prevented in South and Capitalism prevented in the North
- Stalin dies
- Economies good
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The Geneva summit, 1955
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- The open skies proposal which was rejected by Krushchev
- The future of Germany but Krushchev also rejected as it would mean Germany would end up in NATO
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Krushchev’s peaceful coexistence speech, 1956
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- Appeared to be a fundamental shift in Soviet thinking
- Krushchev wanted to concentrate Soviet resources on domestic developments
- Policy=Engage the USA in diplomacy to diffuse tension where possible and prevent direct confrontation
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Suez Crisis, 1956
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- USA their loan to Nasser, Egyptian leader, to build the Aswan damn
- Nasser turned to the USSR to finance and nationalise the Suez Canal which was owned by Anglo-French company
- Oct, British, French and Isrealis planned a joint invasion
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How did the east berlin rising affect peaceful coexistence
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- resentment of workers
- fear
- aggressive, Stalinist soviet actions
- USSR prioritised security over relations
- USA did not get involved or retaliate, Soviet sphere of influence (publicised what was going on in east to the west germans)
- No change between Stalin and Khrushchev
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How did the Warsaw pact affect peaceful coexistence
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- Division in europe between 2 armed camps which were both led by superpowers with atomic weaponry
- Defensive treaties
- Divide in place
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How did the Austrian state treaty affect peaceful coexistence
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- Improved as it shows a change in soviet government and and a policy showing that negotiation was possible
- Stalin hoped the same would happen with Germany so was willing to forsake Austria
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How did Khrushchev and Tito affect peaceful coexistence
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- Khrushchev suggested Stalin was wrong which shows a change in government as he distanced himself from Stalin=softer
- Western worry for potential close ties between Yugoslavia and the USSR=sucked into Soviet sphere of influence
- Sent shock waves across the communist world
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How did the Polish crisis affect peaceful coexistence
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- USA believed Polish tanks came out under Soviet demand
