hungary

• what occurred under Khrushchev's leadership?

  -he openly criticises Stalin, he suggests peace

  -the reasons as to why people had hope for peace:

  -war in Korea ended

  -both countries broke from arms race

  -Austria 1955 meeting had calmed tensions
• How did the Hungarian Uprising start?

  -Hungary didnt like Soviet control

  -they couldn't vote, food shortages, their leader was bruta;
• what were the consequences of these attitudes?

  -protested in Budapest

  -tore down statue of Stalin

  -Scoviets had lack of control
• how did Khrushchev respond to the Hungarian Uprising?

  -sent the red army to stop the riots

  -tried to please them with a new leader Imre Nagy
• what did Imre Nagy follow?

  -wanted voting and dictatorship

  -asked for political prisoners to be freed

  -asked Khrushchev to remove politocal troops
• what happened in November 1956 and the consequences?

  -Nagy said that Hungary would leave the Warsaw Pact

  -Khrushchev felt that other countries might follow and copy
• when and what was the soviet union invasion of Hungary?

  -4th November 1956

  -Khrushchev sent in the red army, Hungarians fought back abd America didnt help Hungary because of their containment policy and the risk
• what were the short term consequences?

  -uprising failed

  -20,000 Soviet troops in Hungary

  -20.000 Hungarians killed

  -Nagy and his supporters executed
• what were the long term consequences?

  -Khrushchev seemed more powerful

  -new leader in Hungary

  -showed Eastern Europe that America wont help them, made the USA look weak
• What sparked the Hungarian Uprising in 1956?

  Khrushchev's Secret Speech criticizing Stalin
• What was Imre Nagy's goal during the Hungarian Uprising?

  To withdraw Hungary from the Warsaw Pact
• What was the outcome of the Hungarian Uprising?

  Nagy was executed and reforms undone