HIST 304 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Fulgencio Batista, Fidel Castro, Atlantic Ocean
18 Apr 2013
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Key words: frg, gdr, khrushchev, ulbricht, sed, mikoyan, adenauer, de gaulle, bay of pigs, fidel castro, fulgencio batista, kim il-sung, Last place in europe with serious territorial conflict. Within 3 years, western countries combined to create federal republic of germany (frg) Controlled access to w. berlin, eventually allies had to fly in supplies: berlin/germany 1953-1958. Walter ulbricht (social democratic party, then communist party) Chairman of the sed (1946-71) and chairman of the state. Had links to comintern from 22, had met lenin. 1930s-40s exiles to paris, prague and moscow. Survived stalinist purges by selling out german comrades. Worked with german pow to indoctrinate them to communism. After war sent back to germany by stalin to take over political power and kpg (communist party of germany). Policies, expropriated factories, took land and gave to peasants. Demanded economic aid from soviets, showcase to the west. June 17 1953 uprisings in e. germany. Soviet army called in to suppress rebellion.
