Soviets Crush Hungarian Uprising
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- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots, Communism, Communists, Dictatorships, Dictators, Tyrants, Human Rights, Cold War
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Eastern European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Hungary
- Date: October-November, 1956
Article abstract: The Hungarian people demanded political freedom and the withdrawal of Soviet military forces from their country, but these demands were forcibly suppressed.
Summary of Event
Hungary, defeated in World War I, fought on the side of Nazi Germany during World War II hoping to regain lost territories. The conquest of Hungary by the Red Army of the Soviet Union in the winter of 1944-1945 marked the beginning of nearly five years during which Hungary was a single-party communist state led by Matyas Rakosi. Freedoms of speech, assembly, press,...
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