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 thought that if they were un-communist then other countries would do the same (Domino Effect)
- Soviets entered the capital 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 the US did not help (wanted to avoid nuclear war)
Summary
In 1956, Hungarian leader--Imre Nagy--pulled the nation out of the Warsaw Pact, resulting in Soviet tanks and armed forces entering Hungary due to the fear of the domino effect trying to put Hungarians back on communism. The Soviets killed 30, 000 Hungarians and installed a new leader who agreed to follow the Soviet line (Janos Kadar.)