1953 East German uprising event
also: demonstrations, riots and protests, strikes and labor protests
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West Berlinplace · 5West Germanycountry · 5Soviet Unioncountry · 5United Statescountry · 3Dwight D. Eisenhowerperson · 2Henry Hexerperson · 1Lavrentiy Beriaperson · 1Allen Dullesperson · 1U.S. High Commissioner in Germanyorganization · 1CIAintelligence service · 1National Security Councilorganization · 1Czechoslovakiacountry · 1C.D. Jacksonperson · 1
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Russian spy chief Beria briefly held power in Moscow, loosening the reins of Soviet control over Eastern Europe. And East Germany recently clobbered with production quotas that further increased hopelessness. The liberalization was one of t…
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That blossomed into demonstrations. Protests reached peak intensity and workers had made plans for a public march on June 17th. The news spread throughout East Germany by word of mouth, but also courtesy of Radio in the American Sector, ano…
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on its Berlin staff. East Germans made the demonstration a spectacle never before seen behind the Iron Curtain. Documents in Russia and former East Germany's archives released after the Cold War showed that East German authorities and Sovie…
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as did many in both East and West Berlin. The CIA lost track of Soviet forces in East Germany. Only Harvey's deputy, Henry Hexer, himself German-born, understood the demonstration's threat to communist power in the East. Hexer argued that t…
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On June 19th, Alan Dulles briefed the National Security Council on the riots and protests in Czechoslovakia. Then, C.D. Jackson speculated on exploiting events for propaganda purposes. President Eisenhower injected that if the U.S. interven…
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An indication of the disintegration of the Soviet empire, but the president's view prevailed. Ike saw supplying arms as an invitation to slaughter the protesters. The U.S. could not risk a major war with the Russians, one that might go nucl…