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