Evaluate the ways in which Khrushchev tried to ease tension after the Hungarian Revolution.
Title: Evaluate the ways in which Khrushchev tried to ease tension after the Hungarian Revolution.
Category: /History/War & Conflicts
Details: Words: 513 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Evaluate the ways in which Khrushchev tried to ease tension after the Hungarian Revolution.
Category: /History/War & Conflicts
Details: Words: 513 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
After the Soviet Red Army repressed the Hungarian Revolution in 1956, Khrushchev made many attempts relating to what he earlier termed "peaceful coexistence". His efforts to ease tension between the USSR and US can be considered successful, for it was the first time a Soviet leader initiated cooperation, admitted past mistakes, and actively proposed cooperation between the two countries.
After the Second World War ended, relations between the two superpowers gradually deteriorated. Stalin was not one
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antagonistic before Khrushchev came to power, but after Khrushchev became leader, at least the US would realize the USSR was attempting to better relations by putting Khrushchev's policies of peaceful coexistence and destalinisation into play. Although additional events would go on to amplify the tension between the US and USSR, the period after the Hungarian Revolution can be argued as a successful attempt by Khrushchev to reduce tension and improve relations with the United States.