Reasons for the invasion of hungary

• Kruschev had only just begun his leadership and reform plan. He was worried about seeming weak
• the leadership were very worried that the hungarian revolution could spread to other countries
• on the 31st October 1956, the soviet leadership decided to Use massive force to crush the rebellion
• International Attention was focused on the Suez crisis at the time, So the soviet union beleived it was less likely that the Us and the UN would choose to intervene at this time