Hungarian Uprising

Question 1

When did the Hungarian Uprising happen?

Answer 1

October 23 - November 4th, 1956

Question 2

How did it start?

Answer 2

University students appealed to the civil populace to join them at the Hungarian Parliament Building to protest against the USSR’s geopolitical domination of Hungary
They entered the building of Magyar Radio to broadcast their sixteen demands for political and economic reforms

Question 3

What happened when student protestors demanded the release of their delegation?

Answer 3

Policemen from the AVH (State Protection Authority) shot and killed several of them
Consequently, Hungarians organized into revolutionary militias to fight against the AVH

Question 4

What was the Soviet response?

Answer 4

• 1000 tanks and 200,000 troops sent into Hungary to crush the uprising

Question 5

What hapenned to Nagy?

Answer 5

His government was removed and Nagy was executed

Question 6

What was the aftermath of the Hungarian Uprising?

Answer 6

• 2,500 Hungarians killed
• 700 Soviet army soldiers killed
• Compelled 200,000 Hungarians to seek political refuge abroad, mostly to Austria

Question 7

How did it strengthen Soviet control?

Answer 7

• Soviets replaced Nagy with Kadar. This demonstrated the USSR’s determination to maintain control over its satellite states
• Forceful intervention demonstrated that the USSR was willing to use military force to maintain control
• The new government restored a dictatorial regime, and the country was placed under strict communist control