The Rule Of Rakosi

Question 1

How did Rokosi stay in power in Hungary ?

Answer 1

Terror and brutality
Killing an estimated 2,000 people in Purges and imprisoning 200,000 political opponents

Question 2

What did Rakosi use to stay in power ? ( Hint: a group)

Answer 2

The secrete police (AVH) became dreaded and hated
He also removed religious teachings in schools and the leader of the Hungarian Catholic Church was imprisoned in 1949

Question 3

What controlled the Hungarian economy and what did this mean ?

Answer 3

The Hungarian economy was controlled by Comecon And therefore the Soviet Union
- prevents Hungary from trading with Western Europe and receiving Marshal Aid
- like other satellite states Hungary had to trade on uneven terms with the USSR
- it meant economic growth was fairly impossible

Question 4

What did Rakosi try and do to boost the economy of Hungary ?

Answer 4

• put forward a five year plan however this failed to bring any progress
• it was devoted to heavy industry and producing steel
• as a result living standards began to fall an in 1952 Hungary experienced its lowest agricultural output ever

Question 5

Was Rakosi popular ?

Answer 5

No he became increasingly unpopular

Question 6

When Stalin died in 1953 what happened to Rakosi ?

Answer 6

Malenkov replaces Rakosi with Imre Nagy
It shows soviet control in Hungary and during the next three years there was much change

Question 7

What happens after the death of Stalin ? Events ?

Answer 7

1953- Stalin dies and Rokosi is replaced with Imre Nagy
1955
Creation of Warsaw pact
1956
Students demonstrated in Budapest