Major Political Events of 1956

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    Pre 1956-March 1956 World

    -beginning of McCarthyism
    -desegregation and Civil Rights
    -DeStalinization & Secret Speech
    -beginning of Vietnam War
    -decolonization
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    Pre-1956 to March 1956 Hungary

    -enters Warsaw Pact
    -Nagy ousted by communists for being too soft
    -passing of first (Soviet) constitution
    -lost World Cup
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    March-Septemeber 1956 World

    -rejection of communism by the West
    -Soviet block increasing in communist solidarity
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    March-September 1956-Hungary

    -debates on political state
    -second five year plan created
    -public more critical of government
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    Oct 1-23 World

    -Suez conflict (Soviet alliance with Egypt leading to proxy war)
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    Oct 1-23 Hungary

    -growing debates
    -gave up points of resolution
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    Oct 24-27th Hungary

    -Nagy becomes Prime Minister
    -rebels occupy radio
    -Soviets enter Budapest
    -new institutions put in place
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    Oct 24-27 world

    -UNAEA increases atomic enegery for peace
    -superpowers talking regarding conflict
    -no large stand for Hungary
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    Oct 28-Nov 1 Hungary

    -new government in place
    -Soviets withdrew from Budapest
    -mob violence
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    Oct 28th-Nov 1 world

    -spread of communism in Asia
    -world watching Eastern Europe
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    Nov 1-4th Hungary

    -leave Warsaw Pact
    -Soviets invade again
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    Nov 1-4th world

    -Eisenhower re-elected
    -pre-Cuban revolution activity beginning in Cuba led by Fidel Castro
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    Nove-Dec 1956 Hungary

    -Soviets crush revolution
    -Soviets make fals promises not to prosecute rebels
    -executions from revolution
    -continued strikes
    -Soviet threats to stop strikes
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    Nov-Dec 1956 world

    -Olympics (Hungary beats USSR)
    -more rumblings of the beginning of revolution in Cuba