KQ6 Hungary

Party denied to form govt by USSR

Smallholders Party

Hungarian Uprising - year

1956

% of votes Smallholders Party won

57%

Popular Hungarian religious figure

Cardinal Joseph Mindszenty

What happened to Mindszenty?

Arrested and tortured in 1948

How many people did the AVH imprison/execute?

Around 100,000 people

What economic programme did Comecon force on Hungary?

5 years plan

Impact of the 5 years plan on Hungary

Hungary = agrarian; but forced into industry → poor output → poor living standards

Who died in 1953?

Stalin

What did the USSR leader after Stalin do?

Khrushchev denounced Stalin in his Secret Speech 1953

What event in Eastern Europe inspired the hungarians

Poland - Poznan protests in 1956; USSR gave in to demands

What were Hungarians suffering from which made them resentful

Poor living standards, repression

Day of start of hungarian uprising

23 October

What did hungarian uprising start with

Student protests

What did the students demand

end of Soviet occupation; ‘true socialism’

Symbolic gesture made by student protestors

Stalin Statue toppled

What did the protestors do on the 25/10

Took control of the parliament 

Who did the hungarian comm party appoint as PM on 25/10

Imre Nagy

What did Nagy demand

that USSR withdraw troops

What promise did Nagy make

Free elections

How did Khrushchev respond to nagy’s demands?

Agreed to withdraw from Hungary

When did Nagy start implementing reforms

29/10

Nagy’s reforms - give 3 examples

Abolished one-party rule and called for democratic elections; Cardinal mindszenty released; announced hungary will leave Warsaw Pact

Who did Nagy seek help from

UN

What and when was the soviet response to nagy’s reforms

4/11 - 1000 tanks entered and defeated the rebels

How many Hungarians were killed; were arrested

3000 killed; 12000 arrested

What happened to Nagy

Executed and replaced by Janos Kadar