how did khrushchev react to hungarian demonstrations in 1956?
a. it allowed hungarians more control over their government
b. it brutally crushed the hungarian revolition.
c. it entered into peaces negotiations with hungarian freedom figters
d. it forced hungary to withdraw from the 1956 olympic games

Question

how did khrushchev react to hungarian demonstrations in 1956?
a. it allowed hungarians more control over their government
b. it brutally crushed the hungarian revolition.
c. it entered into peaces negotiations with hungarian freedom figters
d. it forced hungary to withdraw from the 1956 olympic games

anonymous · Answer

The most direct answer is (B) it brutally crushed the Hungarian Revolution. The USSR's Politburo actually considered negotiating with the new government that had overthrown the previous one to withdraw their forces from the country, and then did an about face by rolling in with their armies and annihilating them instead.