Soviet control in Hungary (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Year Stalin died
Year Stalin died
1953
Soviet leader after Stalin
Soviet leader after Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet military alliance in Eastern Europe
Soviet military alliance in Eastern Europe
Warsaw Pact
Soviet fear about one state leaving
Soviet fear about one state leaving
Domino effect - other states would follow, bloc collapses
Hungarian communist leader loyal to Stalin
Hungarian communist leader loyal to Stalin
Matyas Rakosi
Rakosi's two nicknames
Rakosi's two nicknames
'Stalin's best pupil' and 'the Bald Butcher'
Khrushchev's policy ending Stalin's harsh methods
Khrushchev's policy ending Stalin's harsh methods
Destalinisation
Year of Khrushchev's 'secret speech'
Year of Khrushchev's 'secret speech'
1956
Governing body of Soviet one-party state
Governing body of Soviet one-party state
Politburo
Moderate Prime Minister appointed by Khrushchev
Moderate Prime Minister appointed by Khrushchev
Imre Nagy
Nagy's reform: Hungary's status in Warsaw Pact
Nagy's reform: Hungary's status in Warsaw Pact
Leave it and become neutral like Austria
Nagy's reform: type of elections planned
Nagy's reform: type of elections planned
Free elections
Nagy's reform: international protection sought
Nagy's reform: international protection sought
UN protection
What protestors pulled down in Hungary 1956
What protestors pulled down in Hungary 1956
Statues of Stalin
Soviet economic exploitation of Hungary
Soviet economic exploitation of Hungary
Food & industrial products shipped to Russia