Hungarian Uprising Flashcards
1
Q
Name of the Hungarian Communist Party leader
A
Matyas Rakosi
2
Q
Number of Hungarians executed and sent to prison between 1949 to 1956
A
300,000 sent to prison, 2000 executed
3
Q
Rakosi’s replacement appointed by Khrushchev
A
Imre Nagy
4
Q
Key events involving Nagy that happened in October 1956
A
Hungary leaving the Warsaw Pact and sharing some power to non-communist groups
5
Q
Date of Soviet invasion of Hungary
A
4th November 1956
