The Hungarian Uprising of 1956 involved resistance against the communist government; Nagy declared Hungary neutral and withdrew from the Warsaw Pact; USSR invaded and installed new government. What is the term for this event?

• A. Prague Spring
• B. Solidarity Movement
• C. June Struggle
• D. Hungarian Uprising (1956)

Answer: (D)

This question tests your ability to identify the name of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet revolt. The sequence described—Hungarian citizens rising against the communist government, Nagy declaring neutrality and Hungary’s withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact, followed by a Soviet invasion and a new government being installed—fits the event widely known as the Hungarian Uprising of 1956. It is also called the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 in many texts.

Other options refer to different events: the Prague Spring occurred in Czechoslovakia in 1968 as a liberalization movement; the Solidarity Movement was a labor-led challenge in Poland in the 1980s. The term June Struggle is not the standard name for this Hungarian event.