Uprising in hungary (1956)
- It started to get their freedom. They wanted to be free of the Soviets and when Stalin died they took back their country. They withdrew themselves from the Warsaw Pact the Soviets got mad and attacked Hungary to restore order they were brutal. About 30,000 people were killed, 200,000 fled to the west leaving everything behind. To learn more about this event click.
- Anybody who challenged the rule of Stalin and Russia paid the price. The death of Stalin in 1953 did not weaken the grip Moscow had on the people of Eastern Europe and Hungary, by challenging the rule of Moscow, paid such a price in 1956.
- All wealth was taken from Hungary by the Russians who showed their power by putting thousands of Russian troops and hundreds of tanks in Hungary.
- In February 1956, the new Russian leader Khruschev made the people think differently about the dead Stalin and his policies and in July 1956 in a gesture to the Hungarians, Rakosi was forced to resign. This situation, combined with 1) a bad harvest 2) fuel shortages 3) a cold and wet autumn all created a volatile situation. To see a timeline click.