REE 301 Midterm #2 Review
. Who was Heda Kovály? Provide 2 significant facts from her biography. - ANS-Czech
writer and translator who survived the ghetto and Auschwitz. She joined the communist
party, she advocated against fascism in europe, eager to participate in things such as
Prague Spring.
How does Kovály explain the attraction of Communism for people of her generation? -
ANS-strengthen the collective, getting away from fascism which caused them so much
harm.
What factors contributed to the rise of anti-Semitism in the Soviet Union after World War
II? - ANS-long standing legacy of Jewish stereotypes associated with greed and
capitalism, the formation of Israel, jewish suffering recognized more than soviet
suffering
Who was Rudolf Slánský? - ANS-general secretary of Czechoslovakia communist party,
arrested and killed in show trial by stalin after Tito Stallin split
List the 8 countries comprising the socialist bloc in Central and Eastern Europe. -
ANS-Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania,
USSR
What are the main policies of the post-Stalinist New Order? - ANS-Destalinization,
peacefully coexist with the west, political decentralization, move away from
collectivization, consumer based economy, get rid of secret police
Who was Nikita Khrushchev? - ANS-Came to power after Stalin, introduced post
stalinist Khrushchev Thaw
. What was the "secret speech"? Give date, briefly explain significance. - ANS-1956.
Speech by Khrushchev speaking out against Stalin's regime, especially the purges and
secret police, was able to jump start the idea of the Khruschev Thaw. Drove a wedge
between Soviet and Sino communists
Who was Imre Nagy? - ANS-Prime Minister of Hungary who led revolt against the
Soviet Government in 1956
, Who was Iosip Broz Tito? - ANS-Slavic revolutionary and later leader, one of the only
eastern bloc countries to form a split with Stalin while he was still alive. Favored concept
of "national road to socialism" opened up to west, self management, free travel, start of
more liberalized regime.
Give the year of the Hungarian Revolution - ANS-1956
Give the year when the construction of the Berlin Wall began - ANS-1961
What was the "Action Programme" in communist Czechoslovakia? Give year and brief
explanation. - ANS-Dubcek implementation of liberal reform that started in 1968,
multiparty democratic elections.
"Socialism with a human face"
Who was Alexander Dubček? - ANS-leader of czechoslovakia who lead with the Action
Programme, and was leader when the Warsaw Pact invaded czechoslovakia
What was the Harmel Report? What is its relevance in the context of the Prague
Spring? - ANS-NATO's document which instituted detente
What is détente? Explain in a sentence or two; specify the period to which it refers -
ANS-trying to ease the east vs. west relations during the cold war era late 60's-70s;
especially focused on easing tensions between US and USSR
Give the date of the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia. - ANS-August 1968
What factors contributed to the unwillingness/inability of NATO to act in response to the
events
in Czechoslovakia? - ANS-the alliance system was preventative, the US didn't want to
get involved because of civil unrest surrounding Vietnam war, didn't want to start
another world war.
How We Survived Communism and Even Laughed was written with a Western audience
in mind.
How does this affect the way Drakulić presents the stories of East European women? -
ANS-she made it more digestible for western audiences
How do you understand the statement "The trivial is political" from Slavenka Drakulić's
How We
. Who was Heda Kovály? Provide 2 significant facts from her biography. - ANS-Czech
writer and translator who survived the ghetto and Auschwitz. She joined the communist
party, she advocated against fascism in europe, eager to participate in things such as
Prague Spring.
How does Kovály explain the attraction of Communism for people of her generation? -
ANS-strengthen the collective, getting away from fascism which caused them so much
harm.
What factors contributed to the rise of anti-Semitism in the Soviet Union after World War
II? - ANS-long standing legacy of Jewish stereotypes associated with greed and
capitalism, the formation of Israel, jewish suffering recognized more than soviet
suffering
Who was Rudolf Slánský? - ANS-general secretary of Czechoslovakia communist party,
arrested and killed in show trial by stalin after Tito Stallin split
List the 8 countries comprising the socialist bloc in Central and Eastern Europe. -
ANS-Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania,
USSR
What are the main policies of the post-Stalinist New Order? - ANS-Destalinization,
peacefully coexist with the west, political decentralization, move away from
collectivization, consumer based economy, get rid of secret police
Who was Nikita Khrushchev? - ANS-Came to power after Stalin, introduced post
stalinist Khrushchev Thaw
. What was the "secret speech"? Give date, briefly explain significance. - ANS-1956.
Speech by Khrushchev speaking out against Stalin's regime, especially the purges and
secret police, was able to jump start the idea of the Khruschev Thaw. Drove a wedge
between Soviet and Sino communists
Who was Imre Nagy? - ANS-Prime Minister of Hungary who led revolt against the
Soviet Government in 1956
, Who was Iosip Broz Tito? - ANS-Slavic revolutionary and later leader, one of the only
eastern bloc countries to form a split with Stalin while he was still alive. Favored concept
of "national road to socialism" opened up to west, self management, free travel, start of
more liberalized regime.
Give the year of the Hungarian Revolution - ANS-1956
Give the year when the construction of the Berlin Wall began - ANS-1961
What was the "Action Programme" in communist Czechoslovakia? Give year and brief
explanation. - ANS-Dubcek implementation of liberal reform that started in 1968,
multiparty democratic elections.
"Socialism with a human face"
Who was Alexander Dubček? - ANS-leader of czechoslovakia who lead with the Action
Programme, and was leader when the Warsaw Pact invaded czechoslovakia
What was the Harmel Report? What is its relevance in the context of the Prague
Spring? - ANS-NATO's document which instituted detente
What is détente? Explain in a sentence or two; specify the period to which it refers -
ANS-trying to ease the east vs. west relations during the cold war era late 60's-70s;
especially focused on easing tensions between US and USSR
Give the date of the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia. - ANS-August 1968
What factors contributed to the unwillingness/inability of NATO to act in response to the
events
in Czechoslovakia? - ANS-the alliance system was preventative, the US didn't want to
get involved because of civil unrest surrounding Vietnam war, didn't want to start
another world war.
How We Survived Communism and Even Laughed was written with a Western audience
in mind.
How does this affect the way Drakulić presents the stories of East European women? -
ANS-she made it more digestible for western audiences
How do you understand the statement "The trivial is political" from Slavenka Drakulić's
How We
