Hungary

• Tended to be right wing led before WWII
• foreign policy similar to Germany - get lands back lost at end of WWI
• • WWII-'free' elections, 1/5 communists, still took power-Stalin's influence.
  • Anti Stalin elements tortured or killed of expelled from the Party (250000 members expelled by 1949)
• stalinist influence until he died
• in 1955 a stalinist called Rakes overthrew Imre Nagy which caused dissatisfaction
• Khrushchev and Tito helped to bring in a more liberal minded leader Gero causing an uprising in 1956
• Demonstrations were met with Soviet force and promises of compromises from Khrushchev encouraged Nagy to look to power sharing with other groups.
• • Khrushchev feared at looking weak especially after the Suez Crisis
  • military forces were again used to crush opposition
• pro soviet Kadar replaced Nagy
• Outcomes: Destalinisation does not equal softer approach for satellite states, West take a step back, closer relations between USSR and China.