Hungary 1956
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- Created on: 03-06-18 12:49
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- Hungary 1956
- Post WW2
- Occupied by red army
- Made sure that Hungary was governed by leadership cooperative with the USSR
- Initially successful
- 1939 Hungary firmly part of eastern bloc
- Matya Rakosi (loyal Stalinist)
- Dealt with opponents = salami tactics
- Sliced of resistance & anti-communist bit by bit
- Only supporters left
- Sliced of resistance & anti-communist bit by bit
- Dealt with opponents = salami tactics
- Initially successful
- Rakosi
- Years leading up to 1956 - Totalitarian regime
- Based on obedience to state control
- Stalinist model of communism
- Economic policies of collectivisation
- Resources pulled together & sold by the state
- Economic growth remained slow
- Stalinist model of communism
- Unable to make enough consumer goods to raise living standards
- mid 1950s Many people tired of his regime
- Economic growth remained slow
- Resources pulled together & sold by the state
- Cult of personality
- Media made Godlike image of himself
- Based on obedience to state control
- Years leading up to 1956 - Totalitarian regime
- Post Stalin's death 1933
- De-Stalinisation
- Remove Totalitarian leadership
- Found this as an excuse to get rid of Rakosi
- Strikes demanding Rakosi's removal
- Khrushchev allowed this
- Withdrew Red army
- De-Stalinisation
- Post Rakosi
- Imre Nagy = most favoured
- October 24 1956
- announced economic & political reforms
- Democracy
- Freedom of speech
- Freedom of religion
- freedom= 1 week
- November 1 1956 announced Hungary will become neutral & leave warsaw pact
- Khrushchev could not accept this
- Could influence other states
- Undermine soviet security
- November 4 1956 ordered red army back into Hungary
- Soviet tanks took control of major bridges & junctions
- 20,000 Hungarians & 3000 soviets died
- Soviet tanks took control of major bridges & junctions
- Janos Kadar = leader of Hungary
- Later executed
- Khrushchev could not accept this
- Imre Nagy = most favoured
- USA & UN
- Did little to help
- Radio Free Europe
- Sponsored by US
- Encouraged Hungarians to revolt
- Radio Free Europe
- Worried if they interfere there would be a risk of nuclear war
- 1956 France, Britain,Israel vs Egypt
- Stop from nationalising Suez Canal
- Regain western control
- Eisenhower condemned the attack & forced their withdrawl
- Remove Nasser from power
- Regain western control
- Stop from nationalising Suez Canal
- Did little to help
- Post WW2
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