The Hungarian Uprising
The Hungarian uprising was the first major revolt by a Satellite State to remove Soviet influence, it was a major deal and the USA did not help.
- Hungarian leader (Imre Nagy) stated that he was pulling out of the Warsaw pact
- The Soviets responded with force and entered the City with tanks and guns
- 30,000 Hungarians were killed and 200,000 fled to the west for help
- Janos Kadar was put into power by the Soviets, and he agreed to follow the Soviet line
- Kadar was leader for 20 years
- It was questioned why the USA did not help Hungary in its deperation