The Hungarian Uprising, 1956
First major uprising by a satellite state to remove Soviet influence
Hungarian leader Imre Nagy announced he was pulling out of the Warsaw Pact
Soviets entered the capital, Budapest with tanks and armed forces
30,000 Hungarians killed, 200,000 fled the country for the west
Soviets installed a new leader Janos Kadar who agreed to follow the Soviet line (stayed for 20 years)
People questioned why US did not help
Hungarian leader Imre Nagy announced he was pulling out of the Warsaw Pact
Soviets entered the capital, Budapest with tanks and armed forces
30,000 Hungarians killed, 200,000 fled the country for the west
Soviets installed a new leader Janos Kadar who agreed to follow the Soviet line (stayed for 20 years)
People questioned why US did not help