Hungarian Revolution Flashcards
1
Q
Who became the leader of Hungary in 1956?
A
Imre Nagy
2
Q
What did Nagy ask of Kruschev and he agreed to?
A
Remove the troops of Budapest
3
Q
What was the result of removing the troops?
A
Gave people a taste of freedom and they liked it tto much.
4
Q
What did Nagy try to introduce?
A
A relaxed form communism. Included freedom of speech.
5
Q
Significance of uprising?
A
Us didnt offer military help.
6
Q
What lead Soviet troops to enter Hungary?
A
Nagy threatening to leave the Warsaw pact.
7
Q
How many Hungarian were killed?
A
4000
8
Q
3 causes of the revolution?
A
De-staliniastaion.
Hungarians didn’t like the Russian control.
Thought America would help.
