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| Question | Answer |
| Causes (6) | wanted independence from the Soviet Union; improve living conditions; hated Rakosi and his Stalinist ways; encouraged by destalinisation; economic hardship, and lack of consumer goods. |
| Events: | October: riots in Budapest, where they pulled down the Statue of Stalin. Nagy asked to leave the Warsaw Pact, which led to the Red Army invading his country. |
| Hungary under Nagy | Nagy made reforms such as the end of the secret police and free elections. |
| Result: | Nagy, along with over 2,500 Hungarians, were executed. New, pro-soviet government established under Kadar; Nagy's reforms were abolished. |
| Importance to USSR: | kept Warsaw Pact intact, as well as USSR's security; set an example to other countries. |
| Importance to the Cold War: | strengthened USSR's position; peaceful co-existence had its limits; West would not interfere with Soviet activities (they achieved a Stalemate). |
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