Hungary

Question 1

What year did the Hungarian Uprising begin?

Answer 1

1956

Question 2

What date did the Hungarian Uprising start?

Answer 2

October 23, 1956

Question 3

What event marked the end of the Hungarian Uprising?

Answer 3

Soviet invasion

Question 4

On what date did the Soviet forces crush the Hungarian Uprising?

Answer 4

November 4, 1956

Question 5

What was the Prague Spring?

Answer 5

A period of political liberalization in Czechoslovakia in 1968

Question 6

What year did the Prague Spring begin?

Answer 6

1968

Question 7

What date did the Prague Spring officially start?

Answer 7

January 5, 1968

Question 8

What date did the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia occur?

Answer 8

August 20-21, 1968

Question 9

True or False: The Hungarian Uprising was a response to Soviet control.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Fill in the blank: The leader of the reform movement during the Prague Spring was ______.

Answer 10

Alexander Dubček

Question 11

What was one of the main goals of the Prague Spring?

Answer 11

To create ‘socialism with a human face’

Question 12

What was the outcome of the Hungarian Uprising?

Answer 12

Suppression by Soviet troops and reinstatement of a communist government

Question 13

What was the international response to the Soviet invasion during the Prague Spring?

Answer 13

Condemnation but no military intervention

Question 14

How long did the Hungarian Uprising last?

Answer 14

Approximately two weeks

Question 15

What was the name of the Hungarian Prime Minister during the Uprising?

Answer 15

Imre Nagy

Question 16

What type of government was established in Hungary after the Uprising was crushed?

Answer 16

A hardline communist government

Question 17

What was the date of Imre Nagy’s execution?

Answer 17

June 16, 1958

Question 18

True or False: The Prague Spring resulted in lasting democratic reforms.

Answer 18

False

Question 19

What was one major consequence of the Prague Spring?

Answer 19

Increased repression in Czechoslovakia

Question 20

What was the primary reason for the Soviet intervention during the Prague Spring?

Answer 20

To maintain control over Eastern Europe

Question 21

What were the ‘Czechoslovak reforms’ aimed at during the Prague Spring?

Answer 21

Political and economic liberalization

Question 22

What was the significance of the date August 21, 1968?

Answer 22

It marked the full-scale invasion of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact troops

Question 23

Fill in the blank: The Prague Spring ended with the ______ of Czechoslovakia.

Answer 23

invasion

Question 24

Who was the Soviet leader during the Hungarian Uprising?

Answer 24

Nikita Khrushchev

Question 25

What was the popular slogan used during the Hungarian Uprising?

Answer 25

‘We want a government that works for us’

Question 26

What was the main method of resistance used by the Hungarians during the Uprising?

Answer 26

Mass protests and armed resistance

Question 27

What was the outcome of the Prague Spring in terms of leadership?

Answer 27

Alexander Dubček was removed from power