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1956 CRISES - Coggle Diagram
1956 CRISES
CONCLUSIONS
HUNGARY
demonstrated the instability of USSR control over the people of Eastern Europe but also the extreme force that they were willing to use to maintain the Communist Bloc
lack of US intervention demonstrated either a 'peaceful coexistence' or a fear of nuclear armageddon
POLAND
displayed the hypocrisy of 'varied Communism' through the attempt to prevent Gomulka's election but also the unwillingness of the US to capitalise on weak points in the Soviet Bloc
SUEZ
showed willingness of US and USSR to work for the same goal, despite their ulterior motives of nullifying the others' Middle Eastern influence
USSR seen to have won the war of nuclear brinkmanship despite inferior nuclear capability - raised nuclear fears
GENERAL
SHOWED USSR UNWILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT VARIED COMMUNISM BUT ALSO US UNWILLINGNESS TO RISK WAR WITH ESTABLISHED NUCLEAR POWER
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POLAND
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SIGNIFICANCE/RESULTS
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Gomulka won 'war of wills' with USSR - Khrushchev allowed him into govt as long as Poland remained part of the Warsaw pact and didn't carry out anti-Soviet reforms
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