Soviet - East Europe relations, 1956-1958.
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Authors
Smith, Frederic Walton
Subjects
Advisors
Date of Issue
1968
Date
Publisher
American University
Language
en_US
Abstract
The purpose of this research study is to examine a
specific and significant period of time in the development
of the Soviet bloc—1956 to 1958. As considered in this
dissertation, the Soviet bloc consists of the Soviet Union
and its East European "satellites": Albania, Bulgaria,
Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Rumania,
Yugoslavia and China are treated only to the extent that
their policies affected Soviet-East European relations
during this time period. The writer has discussed how Stalin forgot the Soviet
bloc in Eastern Europe, the events leading up to the crisis
of 1956, and the manner in which the Soviet leaders reacted
to this crisis. How the bloc evolved under Khrushchev's
leadership, especially the sweeping and perhaps irreversible
effects of his so-called de-Stalinization policies has been
shown. The manuscript shows how rapid military and industrial
growth of the Soviet bloc relative to the United
States and her allies altered significantly the power relationship
that had obtained for a decade following World War
II. At this time, the campaign against imperialism and
colonialism reached its peak. The Soviets, quick to take
advantage of deteriorating Western influence, were able to provide a political leadership apparently sympathetic to
the desires of the new nations for independence and rapid
growth.
Type
Thesis
Description
This thesis document was issued under the authority of another institution, not NPS. At the time it was written, a copy was added to the NPS Library collection for reasons not now known. It has been included in the digital archive for its historical value to NPS. Not believed to be a CIVINS (Civilian Institutions) title.