Hungarian Uprising Flashcards
1
Q
Hungarian Uprising
DATE
A
- 1956
2
Q
Before (1953)
A
- Stalin died in 1953
- Khrushchev came into power
- Stalin used Hungary’s labour, land and materials to produce industrial goods
3
Q
Khrushchev plan
A
- Destalinization
- More liberal in Eastern Europe
4
Q
Hungarian Uprising
EVENTS
A
- 1956
- Food shortages and bad harvest
- Protest - took down Stalin statue
- Nagy was sent to be PM of Hungary
- He allowed other political parties
- He wanted to leave Warsaw Pact - this threatened the buffer zone - other countries would follow - so no USSR influence
5
Q
Hungarian Uprising
RESPONSE
A
- Soviet invaded Hungary (Nov 1956)
- 2500 Hungarians + 700 soldiers died - justified as protestors killed communist
- Nagy executed 1958
- Kadar replaced Nagy
- 15 point programme - tighten communist control
- Made West look weak due to not intervening
