USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On October 23, 1956, Hungary rose up against communist rule. It was the first armed revolution against an Eastern Bloc regime. The uprising was crushed and the return to democracy that had been fought for was delayed until its anniversary 30 years ago, when the Hungarian Republic was declared in 1989.

Detailed explanation-2: -Between 4 and 8 November 1956, Nikita S. Khrushchev ordered the Red Army to put down the Hungarian Uprising by force. Soviet troops attacked en masse and abolished the independent national government. Hungary was immediately subjected to merciless repression, and hundreds of thousands of Hungarians fled to the West.

Detailed explanation-3: -What caused the uprising in Hungary? In 1956 the people of Hungary began to protest about their lack of basic political freedoms, e.g. to vote, or free speech. They also were angry at fuel shortages and poor harvests – nothing makes people more likely to riot against the government than if they are cold and hungry!