Edexcel Cold War GCSE Revision Sheet - Consequences

A3 sheet with main events of the Cold War. Front side contains blank table for students to complete as revision activity. Back shows completed sheet so students have in depth revision resources. Excellent revision resource for conseuqences and importance question.

Contains column for:

• What happened?
• What were the consequences?

For example:
Hungarian Uprising
**What happened: **
In 1956 people of Hungary began to protest about their lack of political freedoms and problems created by fuel shortages and poor harvests. This led to riots in Budapest and the replacement of Rakosi with Imre Nagy.
Nagy announced a set of proposed reforms – authorised release of political prisoners, ended 1 party state.
1000 Russian tanks were sent and 4000 Hungarians killed fighting the Russians. Nagy executed.

Consequences:
• 200,000 Hungarian refugees fled into Austria.
• Russia stayed in control behind the Iron Curtain.
• People in the West were horrified.
• Became clear that Western Europe would not come to the aid of Eastern European countries.
• Khrushchev’s position became more secure in the Soviet Union.
• Example that Warsaw Pact members should do as they were told by Russia.