The Thaw

Question 1

1)causes

Answer 1

Austrian state treaty
may 5th 1955
Peace treaty with gdr
sep 10th 1955

=The Geneva spirit

Question 2

2)Polish crisis

Answer 2

Riots june-october 1956
57 killed
3000 troops and 400 tanks

Gomulkas elections 18th-20th 1056
-Krushev allows them to go forth

Question 3

3)Hungary

Answer 3

23rd oct 1956- pro Gomulka protest develops into a riot, avo secret police hq raided and leaders killed

24th oct – Nagy made leader to appease

4th nov – Nagy announces plans to leave Warsaw pact, disband secret police, free speech, freedom of press

5th nov – Red army invade, 15 divisions, 4000 tanks

11th nov – soviets claim Budapest capital – Nagy executed 1957

Nagy executed on 16 June 1958,

Question 4

4)Suez

Answer 4

July 26, 1956
Nasser nationalizes the Suez Canal,

August–October 1956
Diplomatic efforts fail: The US and UN attempt to mediate. allys form the Sèvres Protocol).

October 29, 1956
Israel invades Sinai Peninsula,

oct 30th-nov 2nd,
USA response – they sell currency pound sterling reserves.
rate £1 = $2.80, buy
45million

October 31, 1956
Britain and France begin bombing Egyptian positions,

November 5–6, 1956
Anglo-French 5000-paratroopers land in Port Said,

November 6, 1956
UN ceasefire