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- 1. Multiple Choice
When was the Hungarian Uprising?
October 1954
October 1955
October 1956
October 1957
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is the capital of Hungary?
Bucharest
Budapest
Prague
Warsaw
- 3. Multiple Choice
Following Josef Stalin’s death, Nikita Khrushchev emerged as the Soviet leader.
TRUEFALSE - 4. Multiple Choice
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
- 5. Multiple Choice
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
- 6. Multiple Choice
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’
- 7. Multiple Choice
Who joined NATO in May 1955 prompting the formation of the Warsaw Pact?
Czechoslovakia
France
East Germany
West Germany
- 8. Multiple Choice
Who was Hungary’s hardline communist leader?
Khrushchev
Rakosi
Nagy
Hero
- 9. Multiple Choice
What was the AVH?
An American spy network
The hated secret police
The Hungarian Government
A Russian spy network
- 10. Multiple Choice
What happened in late October 1956 in Budapest?
Statues of Stalin were destroyed
Students and workers held protest marches
Nagy was made Prime Minister
Khrushchev sent tanks in
- 11. Multiple Choice
What did the Hungarian protesters chant?
Russia we need you
Khrushchev we love you
Russians go home
America we love you
- 12. Multiple Choice
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
- 13. Multiple Choice
For how many days did the protest last before Russian tanks rolled in on November 4?
5
7
9
12
- 14. Multiple Choice
Radio broadcasts by the American-sponsored ‘Radio Free Europe’, led many Hungarians to believe the U.S. would support their rebellion.
TRUEFALSE - 15. Multiple Choice
How many tanks did Khrushchev send in?
10
100
1000
10,000
- 16. Multiple Choice
Approximately how many Hungarians were killed during the Hungarian Uprising?
c.500
c. 1000
c. 1,500
c.2,500 - 4,000
- 17. Multiple Choice
Why did Eisenhower not intervene in Hungary?
The US policy was containment not rollback of communism
It would cost the US too much money
He was concerned it might escalate
There was no obvious route into Hungary
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which other international crisis was distracting the West’s attention away from Hungary?
The Prague Spring
Crisis over Berlin
Suez Crisis in Egypt
Cuban Missile Crisis
- 19. Multiple Choice
In response to events, Eisenhower said, “God sees my soul, I’d like to help them but I can’t.”
True
False
- 20. Multiple Choice
Who did the Soviets install as the head of the new pro-Communist government?
Gorbachev
Lech Walesa
János Kádár
Ferenc Puskás
- 21. Multiple Choice
What happened to Nagy in July 1958?
He died of TB
He became Prime Minister
He was executed
He was sent to Siberia
- 22. Multiple Choice
What effects did the Hungarian Uprising have?
It improved superpower relations
It worsened superpower relations
It made the West appear weak
It showed communism in a bad light
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