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It Wasn't For Lack of Trying- 1955 United Kingdom Parliamentary Election
    • January 6, 1955 - United Kingdom General Election
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    A general election was held in the United Kingdom on January 6, 1955. The incumbent Conservative government of Anthony Eden ran for re-election, despite Eden himself having been in office for a mere two months. A strong Liberal campaign enabled the fiercely left wing Aneurin Bevan to win a solid sixteen seat majority, despite gaining a mere 45% of the vote, down from the previous election.

    PRIME MINISTERS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM:
    Winston Churchill (CON) - 1951-1954
    Conservative     Majority - 1951-1954
    Anthony Eden (CON) - 1954-1955
    Conservative     Majority - 1954-1955
    Aneurin Bevan (LAB) - 1955-?
    Labour     Majority - 1955-?

    GOVERNMENT FORMATION TIMELINE:
    January 6, 1955 -     General Election
    January 8, 1955 - Declarations show that Labour has won the most seats
    January 9, 1955 - Labour crosses the majority threshold
    January 11, 1955 - Anthony Eden resigns, Aneurin Bevan assumes office
     
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    • It Wasn't For Lack of Trying- 1955 Japanese House of Representatives Election
    • February 10, 1955 - Japanese General Election:
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    PRIME MINISTERS OF JAPAN:
    Shigeru Yoshida (    LP/K/LH) - 1948-1954
    Katsuo Okazaki (LP/K/LH) - 1954-1955
    Kanju Kato (RS/LS) - 1955-?
     
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    • It Wasn't For Lack of Trying- 1955 Canadian Parliamentary Election

    • February 19 1955 - Canadian Federal Election:
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    A general election was held in Canada on February 19, 1955. Over the last two years, the Liberal-Cooperative Commonwealth had been led by left-wing independent Tommy Douglas. During the government's tenure, multiple left wing policies including universal healthcare and free secondary education had been enacted. However, further leftward movement was halted by the Liberals, who forced a general election. On election day, they retook a majority.

    PRIME MINISTERS OF CANADA:
    Louis St. Laurent (    LIB) - 1948-1953
    Liberal Majority - 1948-1953
    Tommy Douglas (IND) - 1953-1955
    Independent Leading Liberal-Cooperative Coalition - 1953-1955
    Louis St. Laurent (LIB) - 1955-?
    Liberal Majority - 1955-?
     
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    • It Wasn't For Lack of Trying- 1955 Maltese Legislative Assembly Election
    • March 1, 1955 - Maltese General Election:
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    PRIME MINISTERS OF MALTA:
    Giorgio Borg Olivier (N) - 1950-?
    Nationalist-Workers     Coalition - 1950-1953
    Nationalist Minority (with Workers Supply-and-Confidence) - 1953-1955
    Nationalist Minority (with Progressive Constitutionalist Supply-and-Confidence) - 1955-?
     
    • It Wasn't For Lack of Trying- 1955 Israeli Knesset Election
    • July 26, 1955 - Israeli General Election:
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    PRIME MINISTERS OF ISRAEL:
    David Ben-Gurion (M) - 1948-1953
    Mapai Leading Grand Coalition - 1948-1949
    Mapai-Religious Front-Progressives-Sephardim-Democratic Coalition - 1949-1951
    Mapai-Mizrachi-Aguda-Poalei Agudat-Democratic-Progress & Work-Agriculture & Development Coalition - 1951-1953
    Moshe Sharett (M) - 1953-1955
    Mapai-General Zionists     Coalition - 1953-1955
    David Ben-Gurion (M) - 1955-?
    Mapai-Mapam-Progressive     Coalition - 1955-?
     
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    • It Wasn't For Lack of Trying- 1955 Soviet Coup
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    The 1953 Soviet Coup was a leadership struggle that occurred in the USSR in August of 1953. The increasingly-marginalized reformers, led by Nikita Khrushchev, overthrew the hardliners, led by Lavrentiy Beria. Khrushchev gained influence following the decrease in living standards following the large number of sanctions imposed following the 1952 Invasion of Hungary.
     
    • It Wasn't For Lack of Trying- 1955 Australian Parliamentary Election
    • November 14, 1955 - Australian General Election:
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    PRIME MINISTERS OF AUSTRALIA:
    Robert Menzies (L-C) - 1948-1954
    Coalition     Majority - 1948-1954
    H.V. Evatt (LAB) - 1954-?
    Labor     Majority - 1954-?

    Elections in Australia were held on November 14, 1955. Prime Minister H.V. Evatt, despite having been in office for a year and a half, called a general election. Evatt did this largely to seek a new mandate for his proposed universal healthcare program. During the previous term, his government also passed a wide variety of expansion to pensions and began a program to build high-quality affordable housing. Labor won the election with an increased majority.
     
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    • It Wasn't For Lack of Trying- 1956 French Chamber of Deputies Election
    • January 2, 1956 - French General Election:
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    PRIME MINISTERS OF FRANCE:
    Antoine Pinay (NCI) - 1952-1952
    Independents & Peasants-Radical-Popular Republican-Union of Resistance     Coalition - 1952-1952
    Robert Schuman (RAD) - 1952-1954
    Independents & Peasants-Radical-Popular Republican-Union of Resistance     Coalition - 1952-1954
    Louis Jacquinot (NCI) - 1954-1954
    Independents & Peasants-Radical-Popular Republican-Union of Resistance     Coalition - 1954-1954
    Jean Letournau (RAD) - 1954-1955
    Independents & Peasants-Radical-Popular Republican-Union of Resistance     Coalition - 1954-1955
    Pierre Mendes France (RAD) - 1955-1956
    Independents & Peasants-Radical-Popular Republican-Union of Resistance     Coalition - 1955-1956
    Guy Mollet (SFI) - 1956-?
    Worker's International-Social Labor-Radical     Coalition - 1956-?
     
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    • It Wasn't For Lack of Trying- 1956 Greek Parliamentary Election
    • February 15, 1956 - Greek General Election:
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    PRIME MINISTERS OF GREECE:
    Alexander Papagos (GR) - 1952-1953
    Greek Rally     Majority - 1952-1953
    Konstantinos Karamanlis (GR) - 1953-1956
    Greek Rally     Majority - 1953-1956
    Sofoklis Venizelos (DU) - 1956-?
    Democratic Union     Majority - 1956-?
     
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    • It Wasn't For Lack of Trying- 1955-1956 Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia
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    The Warsaw Pact invaded Czechoslovakia following the latter's embracing of more moderate policies in the wake of the 1955 Soviet Leadership Coup. While it took longer than expected, Czechoslovakia surrendered. Much of the nations' leadership was removed or executed, including Premier Dubcek. The countries later signed the Moscow Protocol, a document that acknowledged the Soviet right to ensure 'the continuation of socialism'.

    The invasion attracted much condemnation worldwide, with some pointing out that the Soviets- despite making up 80% of the invading forces- made up less than half of the deaths.
     
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    • It Wasn't For Lack of Trying- 1956 Austrian Legislative Elections
    • March 23, 1956 - Austrian General Election:
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    CHANCELLORS OF AUSTRIA:
    Leopold Figl (P) - 1945-1954
    People's-Socialist     Coalition - 1945-1953
    People's-Freedom Coalition - 1953-1954
    Julius Raab (P) - 1954-1956
    People's-Freedom     Coalition - 1954-1956
    Bruno Kreisky (S) - 1956-?
    Socialist-People's     Coalition - 1956-?
     
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    • It Wasn't For Lack of Trying- 1956 Ecuadorian Presidential Election
    • June 1, 1956 - Ecuadorian General Election:
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    PRESIDENTS OF ECUADOR:
    Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra (VNF) -     1952-1956
    Raul Clemente Huerta (PSE) - 1956-?
     
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    • It Wasn't For Lack of Trying- 1956 Dutch House of Representatives Election
    • June 14, 1956 - Dutch General Election:
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    PRIME MINISTERS OF THE NETHERLANDS:
    Willem Drees (LAB) - 1948-1955
    Labour-Catholic People's-Christian Union-People's Party for Freedom and Democracy     Coalition - 1948-1952
    Labour-Catholic People's-Anti-Revolutionary-Christian Union Coalition - 1952-1955
    Julius Christiaan van Oven (LAB) - 1955-?
    Labour-Catholic People's-Anti-Revolutionary-Christian Union     Coalition - 1955-1956
    Labour-People's Party for Freedom and Democracy Coalition - 1956-?
     
    • It Wasn't For Lack of Trying- 1956 South Korean Presidential Election
    • July 1, 1956 - South Korean General Election:
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    PRESIDENTS OF SOUTH KOREA:
    Syngman Rhee (    L) - 1948-1956
    Chang Myon (D) - 1956-?

    Elections for the office of President of South Korea were held on July 1, 1956. Incumbent strongman Syngman Rhee, who had led the nation since its founding, ran for a third term. While heavily favored, Chang Myon- who had led the opposition to a strong performance two years prior- managed to defeat the incumbent. While the President considered fighting the results, Myon was peacefully sworn in for a four-year term.
     
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    • It Wasn't For Lack of Trying- 1955-1956 Iran-Iraq War
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    The 1955 Iranian Invasion of Iraq began on November 20, 1955. The armies of the People's Republic of Iran with the help of the Soviet Union managed to defeat the rest-of-the-world armed Iraq. The peace treaty after the war resulted in the abolition of the Iraqi Monarchy and the imposition of a Communist regime. The war was notable for the horrific tactics the Soviets used, particularly towards the end of the war by Vasyl Tkachenko, who was released from prison in a 'grand bargain' with the Khrushchevite faction.
     
    • It Wasn't For Lack of Trying- 1956 Swedish Riksdag Election
    • September 17, 1956 - Swedish General Election:
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    PRIME MINISTERS OF SWEDEN:
    Tage Erlander (SD) - 1946-1952
    Social Democratic     Majority - 1946-1952
    Bertil Ohlin (P) - 1952-?
    People's-Right-Farmer's League     Coalition - 1952-?
     
    • It Wasn't For Lack of Trying- 1956 United States Presidential Election
    • November 6, 1956 - United States General Election:
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    PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
    Robert Taft (R) -     1953-1954
    Richard Nixon (R) - 1954-1957
    Lyndon Johnson (D) - 1957-?

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    Elections were held in the United States on November 6, 1956. Incumbent President Richard Nixon- who succeeded Robert Taft following his death- sought a term of his own. The Nixon Administration was widely perceived as having competently managed the economy, as well as governing more liberal than expected. President Nixon signed a landmark voting rights act and implemented a large-scale infrastructure program (with funding for public transit).

    However, the White House was seen as having totally dropped the ball on Communist expansion. Specifically, the fall of Iran and Iraq to Soviet invasions and a growing number of leftist victories in the Americas. Nixon's inability to do much was partially effected by President Taft's reduction in military and intelligence spending, something Majority Leader Johnson purposely sabotaged for political purposes.

    Thus, the Democrats swept the elections, expanding their majorities in both houses and reaching far past the filibuster-proof margin (Nixon got it lowered from 67 to 63 votes).
     
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