Chapter 29 Nikita Khrushchev-Charles De Gaulle – Flashcards

Named party secretary in 1953, three years later he became premier. His rise ended collective leadership, but he never commanded the extraordinary powers of Stalin

speech which denounced Stalin and his crimes gainst socialist justice; gave way for criticism of Soviet government

proved that European countries could not impose their will without the help of the U.S.

Hungary against Russia to Gain independence from Russia, brought a new Hungarian government in 1956 that announced its withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact

a wall separating East and West Berlin built by East Germany in 1961 to keep citizens from escaping to the West

the 1962 confrontation between US and the Soviet Union over Soviet missiles in Cuba

Soviet statesman who became president of the Soviet Union

Declared the right of the soviet union to interfere in the domestic politics of other communist countries

relaxation of tensions between the United States and its two major Communist rivals, the Soviet Union and China

Political and human rights agreement signed in Helsinki, Finland, by the Soviet Union and western European countries.

This Polish Pope brought the world's attention to the solidarity movement of the Polish, calling for human rights. He became a hero of the Polish nation. Karol Wojtyla

A Polish trade union that began the nation's protest against communist rule.

A 20th-century Indian who helped lead his country to independence by using nonviolent resistance to colonial rule.

Term used to refer to colonists of Algeria until the end of the Algerian War in 1962. Meaning black feet

French general and statesman who became very popular during World War II as the leader of the Free French forces in exile