C.5 The Hungarian Rising and Poland, 1956

Question 1

Hungarian Rising

Answer 1

• july-november 1956
• protestors called for multiparty democracy, a free press and withdraw from the Warsaw Pact
• Nagy (premier of Hungary) agreed to this, declaring Hungary a neutral country

Question 2

Hungary Rising Response

Answer 2

• seen as an act of response
• 4th November 1956, sent Red Army tanks to Budapest
• 11th November 1956, crushed the uprising and replaced Nagy with Janos Kadar
• one party control reimposed
• 35,000 protestors arrested and 300 leaders executed

Question 3

Hungary Rising Result

Answer 3

• exposed dictorial natureof USSR

- Hungary never forgets about the response of the USSR. Resent communism

Question 4

Hungarian Rising: The West

Answer 4

• protestors had been encouraged by radio free Europe, assuming they would be supported by the US military
• however, the west refused to intervene

Question 5

Poland

Answer 5

• june-october 1956
• demonstrations and anti-government protests
• demanded that the polish nationalist and communist Wladyslaw Gomnlko be given power

Question 6

Poland Response

Answer 6

• krushchev visited to try and persuade Gomnlko to step down
• however, on the visit he realised the strength of the feeling in Poland
• he agreed to Gomnlko becoming leader and economic reforms were made on the condition that Poland remained part of the Warsaw Pact

Question 7

Poland Result

Answer 7

• showed that there were divisions between communists
• krushchev had been undermined–forced to compromise
• mao zedong also supported the polish communists
• krushchev was in a weaker position as leader