The Hungarian Uprising

Question 1

When was the Hungarian Uprising ?

Answer 1

1956

Question 2

Why were people in Hungary unhappy in 1956 ?

Answer 2

Lack of political freedom, fuel shortages, poor harvests

Question 3

Who was the Hungarian leader before 1956 ?

Answer 3

Minister Rakosi

Question 4

Who replaced Rakosi in 1956 ?

Answer 4

Imre Nagy, he was appointed by Stalin to improve things in Hungary

Question 5

What did Nagy do in Hungary ?

Answer 5

He re-organised the government to include non-communists, released political prisoners and persuaded Khrushchev to withdraw soviet troops from Hungary

Question 6

What did Nagy announce on 1st November 1956 ?

Answer 6

He would withdraw Hungary from the Warsaw pact

Question 7

What happened during the Hungarian uprising ?

Answer 7

Khrushchev couldn’t accept them leaving the Warsaw pact. On the 4th November Soviet troops invaded Hungary (1000 tanks rolled to Budapest ). Nagy begged the West for support but none came. Up to 20,000 Hungarians were killed. A new pro-communist government was established. Nagy was tried and executed in 1958

Question 8

How did other countries respond to the Soviet invasion ?

Answer 8

They didn’t help !

Question 9

What was the impact of the Hungarian uprising on international relations ?

Answer 9

Warsaw pact members now knew they had to follow Soviet rule. Khrushchev was more confident taking on the USA because they wouldn’t use military action. The west looked bad. USA-USSR relations got worse