History - Hungarian Uprising 1956

• what were Hungarians protesting about?

  1. Protesting about lack of freedom, food and poor standard of living
• what did Khrushchev do about the Hungarians protesting?

  2. Found a new communist leader called Nagy
• Why did Khrushchev chose Nagy?

  
  

  3. He was popular so people liked him, he hoped this would calm Hungary
• what did Nagy do?

  4. He made new laws but he went to far and wanted Hungary to leave the Warsaw pact
• why did Nagy do this?

  5. He thought Khrushchev would agree because Khrushchev didn't agree with Stalin
• What did Khrushchev think?

  6. He didn't want to lose a satellite state as this would weaken the USSR
• What did Khrushchev do?


  7. He sent 1,000 tanks to Hungary and 20,000 died
• Did anyone help?

  8. No one helped even after Nagy asking for help
• what happened to Nagy?

  9. He was arrested and then executed
• who replaced Nagy?

  10. Kadar
• what did Hungary as a whole think?

  11. They were disappointed as they thought the USA would help them because Eisenhower agreed to the uprising
• IMPACTS of Uprising

  1. USSR appeared stronger
  2. USA reputation ruined
  3. East West relationship ruined