Hungary Uprising
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- Created on: 11-04-17 14:30
Other questions in this quiz
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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