Across
- 7. Large‑scale protests in both countries
- 8. Troops sent to crush both movements
- 9. World criticised Soviet actions
- 10. USSR maintained dominance until the 1980s
- 11. Both uprisings crushed by force
- 12. Hungary involved withdrawal from Warsaw Pact; Czechoslovakia involved reforms
- 13. Nagy and Dubcek both pushed for change
- 14. Hard‑line governments re‑imposed
- 16. Poor living standards contributed to unrest
- 18. Both crises increased East–West hostility
- 19. Both countries wanted political and economic change
Down
- 1. People resisted Moscow’s control
- 2. USSR worried reforms would spread
- 3. Policy formalised after Czechoslovakia
- 4. Hungary saw executions; Czechoslovakia saw political purges
- 5. USSR feared losing influence
- 6. USA did not intervene in either case
- 13. Both movements sought greater freedom
- 15. Growing pride and desire for independence
- 17. Soviet tanks used in both crises
