Summary Of Soviet Control Of Eastern Europe Flashcards
What was de-stalinisation and whose idea was it?
Khrushev’s idea, removing of Stalin’s ideas from Eastern Europe
What was the name of the hardline communist leader in Hungary between 1949 and 1956?
Rakosi
Name three reasons why Hungarians were unhappy
- No freedom of speech
- Poor living conditions
- Presence of USSR troops
- Hate secret police
Who replaced Rakosi after he retired in 1956?
Erno Gero
What was the name of the reformist leader in Hungary?
Inre Nagy
What did the leader propose for Hungary? Name three reforms.
- Free elections
- Leave Warsaw Pact
What was Khrushchev’s reaction? Name two.
- invaded Hungary, 4 days later to Budapest
- Killed 3000
- Don’t accept leaving Warsaw Pact
Who was put into place as leader by Khrushchev in order to ‘restore order’?
Kadar
Who was leader of the USSR by 1968?
Brezhnev
Whose idea was ‘socialism with a human face’?
Dubček
Why is it called ‘Prague Spring’?
birth of new ideas
What was the USSR response to the Prague Spring? Explain giving at least two examples.
Training exercises on the border
Name two differences between the Hungarian Uprising and the Prague Spring.
Czechoslovakia didn’t want to leave Warsaw Pact (Hungary did), Nagy executed Dubček not executed.
Why did the USSR build the Berlin wall?
Stop spies getting in, stop defection and brain drain from East to West
When did the wall first go up?
2AM 13th August 1961
