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 kkk the Soviet line (stayed for 20 years)
- People questioned why US did not help
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.)
Quote: This is the generation whose first cry of life was the Hungarian uprising.
- Joseph Brodsky
Subjunctive question: If the US had stepped in to help, would they have been able to help save the lives of many Hungarians?