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-First major uprising by a satellite state to remove Soviet influence
-Hungarian leader Imre Nagy he declared he would pull out of the Warsaw Pact
-Soviets entered with tanks and armed forces
-30,000 Hungarians killed, 200,000 fled
-Soviets installed a new leader Janos Kadar who remained in power for 20 years
-People questioned why US did not help
-Hungarian leader Imre Nagy he declared he would pull out of the Warsaw Pact
-Soviets entered with tanks and armed forces
-30,000 Hungarians killed, 200,000 fled
-Soviets installed a new leader Janos Kadar who remained in power for 20 years
-People questioned why US did not help
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The Hungarian uprising was the first major uprising by a satellite state to remove Soviet influence. The Hungarian leader declared that he was going to pull out of the warsaw pact, in response, the Soviets entered Hungary with armed forces and killed thousands. They then installed a new leader Janos Kadar