Term
|
Definition
| Magyars settle Danube plain. Prince Arpad is the leader. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Stephen I is recognized by the Pope as the first Christian king of Hungary. He expands Hungarian control over the Carpathian basin. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The Mongols invade and devastate large parts of Hungary. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Louis the Great is king. He annexes Dalmatia and starts Hungary's first university at Pecs. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The Ottoman Turks defeat the Hungarian king and establish control over most of the country. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The Austrian Habsburgs expel the Turks from Hungary. Leopold I is the ruler. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Hungary becomes equal partner in Austro-Hungarian Empire. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The Austro-Hungarian Empire is broken up at the end of World War I. There is a revolution and the Hungarian republic is proclaimed. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Communists take over power in Hungary. There is war with Czechoslovakia and Romania. Budapest is occupied by the Romanians. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The Treaty of Trianon awards 2/3 of Hungarian territory to Czechoslovakia, Romania, and Yugoslavia. With this new definition of Hungary's border leaves 1/3 of native Hungarians living outside of the country. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Hungary joins pact with Germany, Japan, and Italy, and withdraws from the League of Nations. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Hungary allies itself with Germany against the Russians. By 1945, the Soviet forces drive the Germans out of Hungary. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The Soviet Union consolidates its control of many nations under communism. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Hungary leads an uprising agains the Soviet communist rule. Janos Kadar becomes the head of the government. He begins to introduce limited reforms to the country. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Hungary's border with Austria is opened. Thousands of East Germans escape to the West. The Hungarian Communist state is dismantled. The country begins a transition to a multi-party democracy. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Soviet forces withdraw from Hungary. The Warsaw Pact is dissolved. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Hungary joins the European Union. |
|
|
