Why did the Soviet Union intervene in Hungary and not Poland in 1956? ‘Given the growing sense of national euphoria sweeping eastern Europe in 1955-1956‚ a full-scale decolonisation of the Soviet Empire was not considered beyond the bounds of geopolitical possibility’. The decision of the Soviet Union to invade Hungary in 1956‚ whilst acknowledging the need to control events in Poland‚ came about through a myriad of complex reasons as well as the collapse of the old Hegemony‚ following Krushchev’s
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Fifteen to sixteen years after World War Two‚ which was about 1960-1961 the Berlin Wall was built to separate East and West Berlin Germany. West Berlin was controlled by the United States‚ France‚ and the United Kingdom. East Berlin was controlled by the Soviet Union. People had many attempts to go over the wall. one man even tried to inch his way across a tightrope. Putting one hand in front of the other. Thanks to the man’s aerobic skill he made his way completely across the wall. Another attempt
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Coming out of a post-World War II the relationship and tensions between America and the Soviet Union lasted for most of the second half of the twentieth century. This so-called war‚ heightened suspicions‚ creating a series of international events that brought the world’s two superpowers down to the brink of destruction. The Cold War was around a decade long struggle for the United States and the Soviet Union. The cause of this war was to stop anymore communism‚ or so that was the party line from
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Outline THESIS: From research and historical analysts‚ we can conclude that in many cases the people of Germany have been effected socially and economically by the building and construction of the Berlin Wall. I. Background A. Beginning construction B. Closing borders C. Pre-Berlin Wall II. History A. Cold War B. World War II C. Economy III. Post- Berlin Wall effects A. Economic examples B. Political examples Conclusion In the
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race matter. Another major achievement was the Helsinki Agreement of 1975‚ a turnabout from the tense situation that existed between East and West when Stalin was in power. With this agreement‚ the US recognized the USSR’s territorial control of Eastern Europe‚ and the USSR agreed to respect human rights‚ such as the freedoms democracy advocated. It was a huge improvement considering the circumstances of the 1940-50s‚ where both sides attacked and retaliated through speeches‚ the formation of organizations
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out. The capital was divided among the allies. The German Empire where they had conquered Estonia‚ Latvia‚ and Lithuania was able to be kept by Germany. Poland belonged half to Russia after Russian take over. So the Polish went to occupy Germany. Eastern Europe was sold over to Russia. America had to keep the Russians in a good relation so Stalin wouldn’t do something stupid and invade the rest of Europe. For most Americans the war was over and the Americans won the battle. But the soldier needed
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the British‚ Soviet Zone‚ French Zone‚ and the American Zone. In the process of trying to gain economic recovery in Germany‚ the US‚ Great Britain‚ and France tried to change the currency. The new currency‚ which the Soviets had no control over‚ Eastern Berlin almost immediately made a new currency before the Western side went into the public. This is when they set a blockade up to where no people were allowed in or out of Berlin. Or even on the trails/land that was used to help aid the people of
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Pacific‚ for recognition of China as a major power; and for compromise between rival factions in Poland. Military agreements began to show on Russia’s side of the table and the British Prime Minister grew hot. Soviet troops occupied those countries in eastern Europe that they liberated‚ including Poland‚ and Stalin repeatedly pointed out that twice German armies had marched through Poland into
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the three divisions that were formed in the Western half; and the Eastern half was controlled by the Soviet Republic. The Western divisions eventually united to make a federal republic‚ while the Eastern divisions became communist. Even though Berlin lay deep within the Soviet sector‚ the Allies thought it best to divide this capital. Therefore Berlin was also divided into four parts. The Soviet Union was in control of the eastern half of Germany. The Soviet Union made East Berlin the capital
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One major purpose of the Yalta Conference in 1945 was to decide how to restructure Europe after the war. Early in World War II‚ Allied leaders decided that the enemy they had to defeat first was the Nazi Germany. The Soviet Union suffered high civilian and military casualties because it was invaded and partially occupied during World War II. The Yalta conference took place in Ukraine in 1945‚ 7 months before the second World War ended. It was clear that Germany was losing the war‚ the allies‚ the
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