The Hungarian uprising - 1956 Flashcards
what is true about Hungary with it’s position in east europe?
they are communist, part of Stalin’s “iron curtain”. they are a satellite state for the soviets
how many Hungarians died in the uprising?
2,500
how many soviets died in the uprising?
700
what was the size of the army that invaded Budapest?
200,000
who was Imre Nagy?
the prime minister of Hungary
when did Nagy come into power?
1956
what was Nagy’s first action as part of “de-stalin-ization”
to put an end to 1 party rule
what was Nagy’s second plan as PM?
he tried to leave the Warsaw Pact
what happened to Nagy after the uprising?
he was overthrow by Khrushchev and executed to make an example of traitor’s consequences
what month did Hungarians start rebelling + how?
October (1956) - by pulling down Stalin’s statues and cutting out the capitalist symbol in the Hungarian flags
how many hungarian refugees did the USA accept?
80,000
which countries boycotted the 1956 olympics to condem the soviet actions
Spain, Switzerland and nertherlands
why did the Hungarians originally start demonstrating?
due to poor harvests in oct 1956
what were 2 consequences of the Hungarian uprising?
boycotted Olympics + UN condemning soviet actions
