The Hungarian Uprising
The Hungarian uprising
First major uprising by a satellite state to remove Soviet influence
Hungarian leader Imre Nagy announces he was pulling out of the Warsaw Pact
Soviets decided they would enter the capital of Budapest with tanks and armed forces.
30,000 Hungarians killed, and 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.Americans couldn’t afford to step him. Cause they new it would probably lead to a nuclear war.
First major uprising by a satellite state to remove Soviet influence
Hungarian leader Imre Nagy announces he was pulling out of the Warsaw Pact
Soviets decided they would enter the capital of Budapest with tanks and armed forces.
30,000 Hungarians killed, and 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.Americans couldn’t afford to step him. Cause they new it would probably lead to a nuclear war.