hungarian uprising Flashcards
what is meant by the “thaw”?
tensions improving between usa and ussr
when did stalin die?
1953
who took over ussr after stalin died?
krushchev
what 2 things did khrushchev attemp to implement?
peaceful co-existence and destalinisation
in 1949, who did stalin appoint as leader of hungary?
rakosi
how was rakosi like as a leader of hungary?
he liked stalin and was very strict on communism
what did hungarians think of rakosi?
they didnt like him
when did the revolution begin?
october 1956
what happened in october 1956 in the revolution?
hungarian people attacked russian tanks and smashed stalin statue
on 24th october 1956, who was rakosi replaced by?
imre nagy
how was imre nagy like as a leader?
he was more liberal and opted for a less strict version of communism
what 2 things did imre nagy want?
soviet troops out of hungary and for hungary to leave warsaw pact
how did khrushchev react to imre nagy’s demands?
allowed soviet troops to leave hungary but didn’t allow hungary to leave warsaw pact
in november 1956, when imre nagy declared hungary would leave warsaw pact and hold free elections, how did khrushchev react?
he sent 100,000 soviet tanks to invade budapest destroying hungarian army and capturing hungarian radio
what were the 2 reasons why khrushchev didnt allow hungary to leave warsaw pact?
he feared if hungary left communism, other satelitte states would do the same, and because he had only been in charge for 2 years, he wanted to
