1. Hungary 1956

2. The situation Tough Stalinist dictator – Rakosi
Cominform kept an eye on dissent
Reparations to the USSR
Secret police

4. Build up
1953 Stalin dies. Khrushchev criticises Stalin and seems to lighten up
Rakosi dies
anti soviet riots in Poland and across the Warsaw Pact
Wladislaw Gomulka new leader in Poland warned to behave

6. What happened in Hungary
Fighting between Soviets and Hungarians
Imre Nagy becomes prime minister
Free elections sweeping reforms and leaving the Warsaw pact and USA for protection
Khrushchev sends the tanks in Russian and 20,000 Hungarians die. Many escape to the West
Eisenhower did little
Nagy was hanged

8. Why was nothing done Difficult to get there – over quickly
Not a breach of the Truman Doctrine
Diverted by Suez
Not prepared to risk Nuclear War
Acceptance that the Soviets could run their sphere of influence.

9. The results Reduced tensions Bad for Hungary
New leader Janos Kadar – ended reforms – Hungary re-joined the Warsaw Pact
Rest Warsaw Pact took notice. No more uprisings