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"In the meantime, Malenkov had launched his “New Course” which stressed consumer goods production, a shift in policy that was considerably more radical than Khrushchev’s emphasis on the parallel development of heavy and light industries" (17 Moments in Soviet History).

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Civil unrest caused an unstable government and many changes in leadership roles.

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Many East German citizens fled to West Germany to seek refuge.

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"Eventually, more than 500,000 people in over 560 East German towns participated in the riots" (64).

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The June 17 Berlin protests accelerated the use of force from the Soviets, and the arrival of tanks were involved.

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The new economic policies implemented like the New Course shocked Germans everywhere, and sparked a necessary uprising from the citizens.

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"Even with the evidence in front of them, the Soviet leaders did not publicly question their own ideology" (437).

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Q: Discuss the reasons for the 1953 East German Uprising and its significance to the Cold War.

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Q: Discuss the reasons for the 1953 East German Uprising and its significance to the Cold War.

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The Soviet leaders refused to admit their ideology was at fault for their new economic policies to increase productivity, and were forced to combat the citizens' backlash with violence.

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