Hungary 1956

Question 1

In October of 1956 what happened in Hungary

Answer 1

There were riots in Budapest

Question 2

Who was the former Hungarian prime minister

Answer 2

Rakosi

Question 3

Who became the new hungarian prime minister

Answer 3

Nagy

Question 4

What did Nagy do that made Khrushchev angry

Answer 4

He created reforms in Hungary such as allowing for free voting and speech and also allowed for the hungarian goverment to contain non communist members

Question 5

What was the final straw that meant Khrushchev invaded hungary

Answer 5

Nagy announced Hungary were leaving the Warsaw Pact on the 1st of november

Question 6

What happened after Nagy announced Hungary leaving the Warsaw pact

Answer 6

A couple days after (4th november)Soviet troops rolled into the city and killed any hungarians who were trying to fight back.They regained control of hungary

Question 7

What did the west do during the hungarian uprising

Answer 7

Even though Hungary begged them for support they were sympathetic and criticised the soviets however offered no millitary support

Question 8

What were the consequences of the Hungarian Uprising

Answer 8

The USA looked weak as they had failed to keep their truman doctrine promise of protecting any country that was to stand up to communism.

Members of the warsaw pact had now been warned about what was to happen if you rebelled.Thus making Khrushchev’s position stronger

Question 9

What were the causes of the Hungarian uprising

Answer 9

De stalinisation speeches from Khrushchev made Hungarians hopeful for a more liberal USSR and in turn a more liberal Hungary

Rakoski was not popular at all and the people wanted him out