Khrushchev worsened the Cold War in another way, too. By criticising Stalin, he destabilised the Soviet-bloc governments Stalin had set up in Eastern Europe. There were riots in Poland in 1956, and Khrushchev had to send in Russian troops to help the Polish government put them down. Worse was to follow in Hungary. There, in October 1956, students rioted and smashed statues of ____, and ____ became Prime Minister. From 29 October to 3 November 1956, the new government brought in democracy, freedom of speech, and freedom of ____. The Hungarians were encouraged by words of support from America. Finally, Nagy announced that Hungary was going to leave the ____. Khrushchev may have believed in peaceful co-existence, but he was not prepared to allow freedom to the Soviet bloc countries. At dawn on 4 November 1956, 1000 Russian tanks rolled into ____ and re-established Soviet rule. At the time, it was thought that the Russian had killed 30,000 Hungarians, though it seems that a figure of 4000 is nearer the truth. Nevertheless, western Europe was horrified, and western leaders became even more determined to stop ____.

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