the hungarian uprising, 1956
- First major uprising by a satellite state to remove soviet influence
- hungarian lead 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 the soviet line (stayed for 20 years)
- people quesioned why US did not help
Summary: The Hungarian Uprising in 1956 was the first instance in which a satellite state began to remove Soviet influence. The leader of Hungary Imre Nagy decided to pull out of the Warsaw Pact, and in response the Soviets entered Budapest with armed forces and tanks. Following this conflict, Janos Kadar was put in power over Russia and agreed to follow the Soviet line.