1956, Soviet Invasion of Hungary

• In November 1956, Khrushchev sent 200 000 Soviet troops into Hungary to depose Nagy and restore order
• Nagy was arrested, tried and executed. Khrushchev wanted to prevent rebellions in other communist countries, such as Poland, and hoped he could do so by making an example of Nagy
• After Nagys execution, Kadar was made prime minister of Hungary. Kadar’s policies were more moderate than those of other Soviet satellite states and resulted in Hungary having better living standards than other East European countries
• The USA supported Hungary’s uprising – with money, medical aid and words. The USA accepted 80000 refugees from Hungary. However, the USA could not send troops to not risk a nuclear war
• As USA could not send troops to Hungary, Hungary had to give in to the Soviet Union