Key Festures Of The Uprising Flashcards
When was the uprising ?
October 1956
Who protested at the start of the uprising and why ?
Students demonstrated in Budapest
Demanding free elections, free press and a withdrawal of soviet troops
A statue of Stalin was torn down and dragged through the streets
What happens after demonstrations began ?
Krushchev sent troops and tanks to Budapest to try and restore peace
- 25 October
The tanks opened fire killing 12 and wishing more than 100 people
What happens on the 25 October ?
The tanks sent to restore peace open fire killing 12 and wounding more than one hundred
Hungarys leader Erno Gero forced to resign and Nagy was reinstated
What did the Soviet Union decide to do ?
They withdrew tanks
Who did the Hungarians think would support them and why ?
The USA as the Secretary of State said ‘ you can count on us’
However President Eisenhower was careful about committing the USA as he didn’t not want to be involved in any disputes
What happens on October 31 1956 ?
Nagy proposed reforms
- free elections
- Hungary’s allowed trade links with the west
- end to one party system
- free of press, speech and worship
Are the main ones
What was Nagy’s most controversial opinion ?
The withdrawal of Hungary from the Warsaw pact
Nagy even asked the UN to consider Hungarys disputes with the Soviet Union
He aimed to win support of the UN and negotiate with the Soviet Union
