The Cold war: Hungary

Question 1

What caused the Hungarian Uprising

Answer 1

Riots and Protests in Hungary (October riots in Budapest) arguing lack of political freedom, and shortage of supplies

Question 2

What did Khrushchev attempt to do to stop protests

Answer 2

appointed Nagy as the new Hungarian prim minister who wasn’t as strict

Question 3

Nagy’s reforms in Hungary

Answer 3

• appointed non-communist politicians
• allowed freer speech
• made Khrushchev withdraw troops from Hungary
• hinted at Hungary leaving the Warsaw Pact

Question 4

Why did the Hungarian Uprising happen

Answer 4

• USSR responded violently to Hungary’s request to leave the Warsaw Pact on Nov 3rd 1956

Question 5

What happened in the Hungarian uprising

Answer 5

1000 Soviet tanks
Nagy’s supporters fought back
the west did not help

Question 6

what was the outcome of the Hungarian uprising

Answer 6

2500 Hungarians dead
200000 Hungarians flee
USSR re-established control
pro-Soviet leaders Kadar replaces Nagy

Question 7

Why did Khrushchev not want Hungary to leave the Warsaw Pact

Answer 7

would influence other unhappy soviet states to also leave

Question 8

Why did Khrushchev execute Nagy

Answer 8

to act as a warning to other leaders wanting reform

Question 9

Who took in the 200000 Hungarian refugees

Answer 9

NATO countries

Question 10

Why did NATO not intervene in the Hungarian uprising

Answer 10

they followed the ‘containment’ policy so they would never directly interfere in an existing comm country

Question 11

consequences of Hungarian uprising

Answer 11

• Khrushchev image strengthened
• The West (NATO/USA) looked weak
• increased soviet-US tensions

Question 12

Why was Khrushchev’s image strengthened

Answer 12

• The other Warsaw Pact members would follow Khrushchev out of fear of being executed
• USA did not intervene or help the Hungarians against strict communist values showing Eisenhower weakness to retaliate

Question 13

Why did the West appear weak (the hungarian Uprising)

Answer 13

• USA did not militarily help Hungarian reformists
• influenced the death of many hungarians as they would broadcast radio-messages encouraging rebellion

Question 14

Why did tensions increase (the hungarian Uprising)

Answer 14

• USA voiced their distaste in USSR’s action
• USA did not directly intervene
• NATO took in Hungarian refugees