Hungarian Uprising Flashcards

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Stalin died in 1953 and

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Khrushchev came to power

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Khrushchev openly critisiced

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Stalin’s policies during a speech

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Khruschev brought in measures to

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Destalinise the USSR by removing the death penalty and the freeing of poloticsl prisoners.

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Khrushev abolished Comniform meaning that States in Eastern Europe

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Would have more political and economic freedom

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5
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What is peaceful coexistence

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Khrushchev did not want to expand communism he just wanted to contain and maintain security of the Eastern Bloc.

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IN 1956 there was an uprising in Poland.The USSR threatened to intervene but

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Allowed the new government to follow their own version of communism.This encouraged other satellite states to consider revolt.

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After the second World War the USSR put

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Rakosi a brutal stalinist in charge of Hungary

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Rakosi’s authoritarian regime became

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Increasingly unpopular.In October 1956 there people of Budapest protested against the government of Rakosi.

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9
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Khrushchev allowed the liberal

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Nagy to replace Rakosi.

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Nagy hoped that Hungary could be a

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Neutral state

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In November 1956 Nagy announced that Hungary would

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Withdraw from the Warsaw Pact and hold free elections.Ending communism there

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Khrushev thought that if Hungary walked away from communism then

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Other satellite states might do the same.The USSR felt it had to respond and make an example of Nagy and Hungary

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Khrushchev also wanted to asert his

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Power snd control over the satellite states as he had only been in charge for two years.

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14
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In November 1956 Soviet tanks invaded Hungary and

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20,000 people were killed or wounded.Nagy was also arrested and hang

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After Nagy was hung snd Soviet tanks had invaded Hungary Khrushchev put

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Kadar as prime ministef and ensured his loyalty to USSR.

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Khrushchev harsh response to Hungary demonstrated to

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Satellite states that disloyalty woulsn’t be tolerated.

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The Hungarian Uprising was a tuening point for Khrushchev as his action

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Reasserted power over the satellite states and destroyed any illusions from the West that he was an insignificant leader.

18
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Impact of Hungarian Uprising on Hungary

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20,000 Hunarians killed in protest.
New pro USSR government led by Kadar
Nagy was dead so lost hope of freedom
They knew if they protested against Khrushchev, he is the same as Stalin and won’t take a softer approach

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Impact of Hungarian Uprising on USSR

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Made khrushchev position in the Soviet Union more secore.Gave him a stronger position in the Warsaw Pact.
Made USSR confident that they could contain the Eastern Bloc and US won’t take it

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Impact of Hungariann Uprising on superpower relations

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Relations got worse.Us condemned the USSR invasion of Hungary.Khrushchev crackdown soured relations with USSR.Failure of Hungarian Uprising looked bad on the West as they and the US encouraged satellite states to stand up to the USSR