HistoryPodHistoryPodHistoryPodHistoryPod
  • Timeline
  • About
  • Subscribe
  • Support
  • 366 Days: the book

Tag: Warsaw Pact

  • Podcast

14th May 1955: The establishment of the Warsaw Pact

  • 14th May 2023
  • Tagged as: Cold War, Comecon, Communism, NATO, Poland, Socialist, USSR, Warsaw, Warsaw Pact, West Germany

The USSR and seven other European countries signed the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance better known as the Warsaw Pact.

Continue reading →
  • Podcast

16th June 1958: Hungarian Communist politician Imre Nagy executed for his role in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956

  • 16th June 2022
  • Tagged as: Cold War, Communism, Hungarian Revolution, Hungary, Imre Nagy, Revolution, Soviet Union, USSR, Warsaw Pact

Despite being an ardent Marxist he began moves towards introducing a multiparty political system and, on 1 November 1956, announced Hungary’s withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact and its status as a neutral country.

Continue reading →
  • Podcast

5th January 1968: The Prague Spring begins with Alexander Dubček becoming the new leader of Czechoslovakia

  • 5th January 2022
  • Tagged as: Cold War, Communism, Czechoslovakia, Dubček, Prague Spring, USSR, Warsaw Pact

Dubček replaced Novotný as the leader of Czechoslovakia on 5 January 1968 and quickly began to introduce a series of political and economic reforms known as ‘socialism with a human face’.

Continue reading →
  • Podcast

16th June 1958: Execution of Hungarian Communist leader Imre Nagy

  • 16th June 2020
  • Tagged as: Cold War, Communism, Hungary, Khrushchev, Revolution, Romania, USSR, Warsaw Pact
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.historypod.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/06-16-Execution-of-Hungarian-Communist-leader-Imre-Nagy.mp3

On June 16th 1958, Hungarian Communist politician Imre Nagy was executed.

Continue reading →
  • Podcast

5th January 1968: Prague Spring begins in Czechoslovakia

  • 5th January 2019
  • Tagged as: Cold War, Communism, Czechoslovakia, Dubček, Prague Spring, Soviet Union, USSR, Warsaw Pact

On the 5th January 1968, the Prague Spring began when Alexander Dubček became the new First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.

Continue reading →

Tags

Aircraft America Assassination Britain Catholicism Christianity Civil Rights Cold War Communism Culture Economy England Execution Exploration First World War France Germany Hitler Invention Italy Law London Military Monarchy Murder Music Navy Nazi New York Politics Racism Religion Revolution Rome Russia Science Second World War Spain Sport Technology United Kingdom United States USA USSR War

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org
 
  • Popular
  • Recent
  • Commented
pic_thumb

21st June 1919: The German High Seas naval fleet is scuttled at Scapa Flow

21st June 2019

pic_thumb

HistoryPod Extra: The Myth of Gavrilo Princip’s Sandwich

28th June 2015

pic_thumb

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

11th November 2022

pic_thumb

2nd August 1934: Hitler becomes Führer after President Hindenburg dies

2nd August 2021

pic_thumb

7th June 1520: Henry VIII and Francis I meet at the Field of Cloth of Gold

7th June 2023

pic_thumb

6th June 1944: D-Day landings launched by the Allied forces of the Second World War in Normandy

6th June 2023

pic_thumb

5th June 1883: First Orient Express train departs Paris

5th June 2023

pic_thumb

4th June 1913: Suffragette Emily Wilding Davison knocked down by a racehorse at the Epsom Derby after she stepped onto the track

4th June 2023

pic_thumb

28th June 1914 & 1919: Trigger and end of the First World War

28th June 2020

pic_thumb

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

11th November 2022

pic_thumb

8th July 1932: Dow Jones falls to lowest point in the Great Depression

8th July 2022

pic_thumb

9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall

9th November 2019

HistoryPod by MrAllsopHistory.com
© Scott Allsop
  • Timeline
  • Support
  • Subscribe
  • Front Page
  • About
  • Archive
  • Privacy Policy