hungary before the uprising

Question 1

how did hungary fall under soviet influence

Answer 1

after ww2, hungary fell within soviet infuence and elections were tightly controlled to ensure communists came to power

Question 2

who was the new hungary leader

Answer 2

from 1949, the new leader was Mátyás Rákosi, a hardline stalinist who did not tolerate any opposition

Question 3

what did the secret police do

Answer 3

the secret police helped Rákosi keep a firm grip on the country

Question 4

how did hungarians feel about Rákosi

Answer 4

many hungarian began to resent rákosis brutality and the tight control of moscow

Question 5

what faith was hungary before the ussr

Answer 5

hungary was a stronly catholic country and the arrest of religious leaders caused particular anger

Question 6

what happen after stalins death

Answer 6

a new soviet leader nikita khrushchev criticised stakins brutality

Question 7

what did khrushchev suggest

Answer 7

khrushchev suggested a more open and peaceful approach from the government, known as “de-stalinisation”

Question 8

how did hungary feel about destalinisation

Answer 8

students in hungary saw this as an opportunity to bring change to the country and gain greater independence from moscow