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