Hungarian Uprising 1956

When was the Hungarian Uprising?

• October 1954

• October 1955

• October 1956

• October 1957

What is the capital of Hungary?

• Bucharest

• Budapest

• Prague

• Warsaw

Following Josef Stalin’s death, Nikita Khrushchev emerged as the Soviet leader. 

• TRUE
• FALSE

Khrushchev spoke of peaceful coexistence with the West - what did he imply?

• That the USA and USSR could ‘coexist’

• That conflict was inevitable

• The USSR would relax control of its satellite states

• Capitalism would eventually fail

What was the Warsaw Pact?

• A Soviet counterweight to NATO

• A military agreement of West European countries

• An agreement between Eastern Europe to resist Soviet control

• Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance

Why did the Hungarians think that they could be more independent of Soviet control?

• Khrushchev had criticised Stalin, they thought he would permit greater independence

  (De-Stalinisation)

• President Eisenhower of the USA had promised to assist them if they rebelled

• Khrushchev had permitted reforms in Poland so why not Hungary?

• They were a bunch of ‘tough nuts’

What was the AVH?

• An American spy network

• The hated secret police

• The Hungarian Government

• A Russian spy network

Who was Hungary’s hardline communist leader?

• Khrushchev

• Rakosi

• Nagy

• Hero

Which Hungarian leader proposed reforms which concerned the USSR?

What did Nagy do when he became Prime Minister on 24 October?

• Dissolved the secret police

• Released political prisoners

• Admitted non communists to government

• Announced Hungary’s withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact