Soviet reaction (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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Year of Hungarian uprising
Year of Hungarian uprising
1956
Soviet leader during 1956 Hungarian crisis
Soviet leader during 1956 Hungarian crisis
Nikita Khrushchev
Hungarian reform leader in 1956
Hungarian reform leader in 1956
Imre Nagy
Date Soviet troops invaded Hungary
Date Soviet troops invaded Hungary
4 November 1956
Number of Soviet troops sent to Hungary in 1956
Number of Soviet troops sent to Hungary in 1956
200,000
Hungarian casualties in 1956 uprising
Hungarian casualties in 1956 uprising
At least 4,000 killed
Number of Hungarians who fled as refugees
Number of Hungarians who fled as refugees
Around 200,000
Imre Nagy's fate in 1958
Imre Nagy's fate in 1958
Executed
Soviet-installed Hungarian leader after Nagy
Soviet-installed Hungarian leader after Nagy
János Kádár
Hungarian refugees accepted by USA
Hungarian refugees accepted by USA
80,000
Reason USA couldn't send troops to Hungary
Reason USA couldn't send troops to Hungary
Would risk nuclear war with USSR
UN response to Soviet invasion of Hungary
UN response to Soviet invasion of Hungary
Condemned the Soviet actions