The post-Stalin Thaw

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When was the ceasefire in the Korean War?
1953
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When was the East German Uprising?
1953
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What caused the East German Uprising?
The people wanted to be treated better by communist leader. The people burned communist biuldings!
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When was the Berlin conference?
1954
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What did Molotov suggest at the Berlin conference?
That German should b reunified. However USA disagree - free elections to be held first
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What was agreed at the Genevra conference concerning Vietnam?
To stop the civil War, a 2 year split at 17th parallel, then elections
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What date was & what was the Austrian State Treaty?
1955: Land reunited post-WW2 diving, US and USSR withdrew weapons
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When was and what was the Warsaw Pact?
1955: A defence treaty between 8 communist states.
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When was the Genevra Summet?
1955
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What were the main policies of the Genevra summet?
1. Eisenhower suggested 'open skies' 2. Krh. shall we dismantle Warsaw and NATO? US refuse.
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What happened in FINLAND 1956?
The USSR gave up Porkkala - it wasn't useful to them
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When was the Poland uprising?
1956
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Why was there dispute over the leadership in Poland in 1956?
The people wanted communist leader Gomulka - Khrushchev allowed as he promised to keep Poland in the Warsaw Pact.
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What was the date of the Hungarian Uprising?
1956
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What caused the Hungarian uprising?
The success in Poland made the people want a better leader. Nagy left Warsaw pact and introduced new reforms. The soviet forces moved in and bought in a new leader.
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When was the first atomic bomb launched?
1945 - by America
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Which two leaders make new agreement 'Belgrade declaration' (countries can interpret Marxism differently)
Yugoslavia and USSR
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Why was China annoyed in 1956?
They hadn't been informed about de-stalinisation. He continued to use Stalinist policies.
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When did Khrushchev visit the USA?
1959
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Where was Krhushchev not allowed entry?
Disney Land
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When was the Paris conference?
1960
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Key point about the Paris Conference?
Barely anything was discussed: the U2 plane incdent was argued about.
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When was the U2 spy plane incident?
1960
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What was a key event at the Vienna Summet?
Kennedy and Khrushchev met for the first time - they discussed nuclear disarment, Berlin and ideological differences.
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