The Hungarian Uprising - GCSE History (Edexcel A)

Flashcards for the Hungarian Uprising - for GCSE History, Edexcel A.

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What year did Stalin die?
1953
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Kruschev was...
...critical of Stalin and his policies. He seemed to be less 'harsh'.
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Kruschev was in favour of...
...peaceful co-existence between capitalist and communist states
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Krushchev did what to the USA?
He met with President Eisenhower at the Geneva Summit in 1955. In 1959, he became the first USSR leader to visit the USA.
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What else did Kruschev do?
He freed prisoners and reduced censorship in the USSR.
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Hungary was..
...treated differently at first.
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After the war, the USSR put...
...Rakosi, a brutal Stalinist in charge of Hungary.
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There was a protest..
...in October 1956. The people of Budapest protested against the Government of Rakosi.
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Krushev allowed...
...the liberal Nagy to become Hungarian Prime Minister.
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Austria (which borders Hungary) became neutral in 1955. Nagy...
...wanted the same for Hungary.
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In November 1956...
...Nagy announced Hungary would leave the Warsaw pact and hold free elections - ending communism.
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The Soviets...
sent tanks to Hungary. 20,000 Hungarians were killed.
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Nagy was...
...arrested and later killed.
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Hungary...
...remained Communist and it proved that Kruschev could still be harsh.
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Kruschev was...

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...critical of Stalin and his policies. He seemed to be less 'harsh'.

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Kruschev was in favour of...

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Krushchev did what to the USA?

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What else did Kruschev do?

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