Seton History 8 Ch. 28
Fall of Bien Bien Phu
1954 the communist forced the French to withdraw what had been French Indo-China was split into North and South Vietnam the US became the protector of the South against the communist North
Hungarian Revolt 1948
Cardinal Mindszenty protests the communist take over, is arrested , tortured and imprisoned for life 1949
Suez Crisis 3
French and British seek Eisenhower's help, but he refuses
Hungarian Revolt 5
Hungarians appeal to the West for help, but no aid comes
Suez Crisis Oct. 29, 1956
Israel attacks Egypt and is joined by the French and British
Suez Crisis 2
Israeli ships are banned from the canal
Hungarian Revolt 1953
Josef Stalin dies, and millions of political prisoners are freed
Hungarian Revolt Oct. 23, 1956
Massive demonstrations against communism explode on the streets of Budapest
General MacArthur
President Truman fired him because he felt MacArthur had gone too far in publicly criticizing him.
Suez Crisis July 1956
President of Egypt Gamel Abdel Nasser seizes the Suez Canal
Hungarian Revolt 6
The Soviets invade Hungary, crushing the revolt; Cardinal Mindszenty takes refuge in the American Embassy
Hungarian Revolt Oct 29, 1956
The Soviets send four tank divisions to occupy Budapest, but, lacking infantry, support they are forced to withdraw
Suez Crisis 5
UN condemns the attack---vetoed by the French and British
Suez Crisis 6
US pressures Israel to withdraw her forces
Korean War
began when North Korea attacked South Korea
Fidel Castro
came to power because he concealed the fact that he was a communist and got American public opinion on his side
Bay of Pigs invasion
failed because the place selected for the landing was not suitable the ships did not have anti-aircraft guns President Kennedy failed to keep his promise to provide air cover
Korean War truce talks
most difficult question resolved was what to do with Chinese and North Korean prisoners of war who did not want to return home
Gamel Abdel Nasser
president of Egypt who seized the Suez Canal
Joseph McCarthy
the Wisconsin senator who discovered communist agents working in the US government
Richard Nixon & Robert Kennedy
two lawyers who investigated spying charges against Alger Hiss
Fulgencio Batista
was the corrupt ruler of Cuba before Castro's revolution
