huolympics1-7, Exercise 1: Timing

Model answer:

The Hungarian Revolution began in Budapest on 23 October 1956, and Soviet forces intervened in force in early November, crushing the uprising. The Melbourne Games opened later in November. So the team prepared and travelled while the revolution and its repression were happening, with little reliable news of home. Some countries boycotted the Games, partly in protest at the Soviet action and partly for other reasons, and the Hungary and Soviet Union water polo match took place in that charged setting. Dates and details should be checked.