Russia’s new leader, Nikita Khrushchev, opens killed and after 2 weeks the government is the way for a more Liberal leadership crushed Khrushchev gives the Speech’ in 1956 Nagy was now defeated and to escape but ‘Secret which promises an end to Stalinism was arrested by Soviet troops Following the Speech’ people in Nagy was found guilty of treason and hung in ‘Secret Hungary riot including violent demonstrations June 1958 in its capital, Budapest Khrushchev appoints Kadar as the new In response to the Khrushchev agreed to Hungarian leader appoint a new leader Imre Nagy – Kadar publishes his 15-Point Programme that Nagy proposed an end to Communism, and intended to re-establish the Communist that Hungary should leave the Warsaw Pact government and remain in the Warsaw Pact Extension: Choose the stages of the event that you think had the biggest effect on relations between USSR and America and explain why (short paragraph for each) Task: Read through the consequences of the Hungarian Revolution and rank them in order. 1 = most important consequence, 6 = least important consequence The Hungarians were easily defeated by the USSR, which discouraged other countries from doing the same There was little that the USA and Britain could do, so they gave little help The developing arms race made nuclear war closer, which prevented action from the USA The USA did send some economic help though; $6 million by 1957 The USSR sent a warning to other satellite states thinking of breaking away The United Nations condemned the Soviet invasion but did nothing more
Russia’s new leader, Nikita Khrushchev, opens the way for a more Liberal leadership Khrushchev gives the ‘Secret Speech’ in 1956 which promises an end to Stalinism Following the ‘Secret Speech’ people in Hungary riot including violent demonstrations in its capital, Budapest In response to the Khrushchev agreed to appoint a new leader – Imre Nagy Nagy proposed an end to Communism, and that Hungary should leave the Warsaw Pact killed and after 2 weeks the government is crushed Nagy was now defeated and to escape but was arrested by Soviet troops Nagy was found guilty of treason and hung in June 1958 Khrushchev appoints Kadar as the new Hungarian leader Kadar publishes his 15-Point Programme that intended to re-establish the Communist government and remain in the Warsaw Pact Extension: Choose the stages of the event that you think had the biggest effect on relations between USSR and America and explain why (short paragraph for each) Task: Read through the consequences of the Hungarian Revolution and rank them in order. 1 = most important consequence, 6 = least important consequence The Hungarians were easily defeated by the USSR, which discouraged other countries from doing the same There was little that the USA and Britain could do, so they gave little help The developing arms race made nuclear war closer, which prevented action from the USA The USA did send some economic help though; $6 million by 1957 The USSR sent a warning to other satellite states thinking of breaking away The United Nations condemned the Soviet invasion but did nothing more
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