America Looks at the Hungarian Revolution

In a democracy, public opinion shapes policies or at least influences them. American public opinion is shaped by the conditions in which Americans live. Americans have always been sympathetic toward revolutions in countries where democracy, as they understand it, is not present. This often precludes a clear understanding of events by the public and the leaders of American government. Was this true in 1956 when the Hungarian people revolted against the established regime in Hungary? If Americans understood the events in Hungary in the fall of 1956, were the policies of the American government consistent with the opinion of the American people toward Hungary? These are a few of the questions with which this paper will be concerned.

Grantor dc:publisher

Creighton University

Year dc:date.issued

1968

Author dc:creator

• Myers, Richard F.

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Horning, Ross C.

• United States--History

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• A non-exclusive distribution right is granted to Creighton University and to ProQuest following the publishing model selected above.

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/111719

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:cdr.creighton.edu:10504/111719