We share stories from the past in clear English to help us understand the world and improve our English. This episode looks at demonstrations in Budapest on October 23, 1956. The…
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Welcome to Today in History on Slow English FM. We share stories from the past in clear English to help us understand the world and improve our English. This episode looks at demonstrations in Budapest on October 23, 1956.
The protesters demanded political change. They also called for Soviet troops to leave. Stay with Slow English FM for more clear English stories.
Vocabulary in this episode
- demonstrations
This episode looks at demonstrations in Budapest on October 23, 1956.
Demonstrations are public events where people gather to show that they disagree with something or support a cause.
- protesters
The protesters demanded political change.
Protesters are people who publicly show that they disagree with something.
- demanded
The protesters demanded political change.
Here, “demanded” means they said firmly that they wanted political change.
- political change
The protesters demanded political change.
This means changes to how a country is governed or how its political system works.
- called for
They also called for Soviet troops to leave.
Here, “called for” means they publicly asked for something to happen.
- troops
They also called for Soviet troops to leave.
Troops are groups of soldiers.