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2. When did Josef Stalin die?

  • 5 May 1951
  • 10 March 1953
  • 5 March 1953
  • 11 May 1952

3. When was the Hungarian students protest?

  • 23 October 1957
  • 31 October 1956
  • 23 October 1956
  • 23 October 1955

4. What happened during the protests?

  • Students round up large crowds to sign a petition against the military occupation of Hungary by the Red Army
  • Students steal and pillage goods from local businesses which causes the police to retaliate aggressively
  • Students pull down the statue of Stalin then broadcast their demands from a Radio Station to the government including the withdrawal of Soviet Troops from Hungary
  • Students march around peacefully until evening and return home

5. Why do the USSR re-invade Budapest?

  • In November 1956, Nagy declares war against the Soviet Union and any other Communist country
  • In November 1956, Nagy announces that Hungary are leaving the Warsaw Pact and appeals to the UN to help defend Hungary against the USSR
  • In September 1956, Khrushchev decides that Hungary should be governed by themselves
  • In October 1956, Nagy is assassinated by a rival Gero who wishes to take power from the USSR in Hungary

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