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 aggreed 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 aggreed to follow the Soviet line (stayed for 20 years)
People questioned why US did not help
Why did the US Not help with the U.S Uprising?
Hungary in 1956 seemed to sum up all that the Cold War stood for. The people of Hungary and the rest of Eastern Europe were ruled over with a rod of iron by Communist Russia and anybody who challenged the rule of Stalin and Russia paid the price. The death of Stalin in 1953 did not weaken the grip Moscow had on the people of Eastern Europe and Hungary, by challenging the rule of Moscow, paid such a price in 1956.
From 1945 on the Hungarians were under the control of Moscow. All wealth of whatever nature was taken from Hungary by the Russians who showed their power by putting thousands of Russian troops and hundreds of tanks in Hungary. The Hungarian leader, Rakosi, was put in power by Stalin of Russia. When Stalin died in 1953 all people in Eastern Europe were given some hope that they might be free from Soviet (Russian) rule.
From 1945 on the Hungarians were under the control of Moscow. All wealth of whatever nature was taken from Hungary by the Russians who showed their power by putting thousands of Russian troops and hundreds of tanks in Hungary. The Hungarian leader, Rakosi, was put in power by Stalin of Russia. When Stalin died in 1953 all people in Eastern Europe were given some hope that they might be free from Soviet (Russian) rule.