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
Summary: The uprising occurred in an attempt to remove soviet influence. The uprising was put down by Soviets and killed 30,000 Hungarians in the process. Janos Kadar agreed to follow the Soviet line for the next 20 years.
•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
Summary: The uprising occurred in an attempt to remove soviet influence. The uprising was put down by Soviets and killed 30,000 Hungarians in the process. Janos Kadar agreed to follow the Soviet line for the next 20 years.
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