Hungarian Rising, 1956

the events in Hungary 1956 showed the vulnerability of the Soviet Sphere of influence that had been built up after WW2
the calls for liberation within Hungary were encouraged by Khrushchev's policy of de-Stalinisation and demonstrated the impact that changes within the Soviet Union
Khrushchev's suggestion that there could be more than one road to socialism
Khrushchev's secret speech denouncing Stalin had caused shock throughout Europe
in the summer of 1956, workers protests in Poland forced the Polish Communist Party to elect yet another new leader
Wldayslaw Gomulka was elected and introduced a series of moderate reforms
encouraged by the Polish example, Hungarian reformers started demonstrations in order to put pressure on their government
Khrushchev sensed the danger in a wave of disturbances sweeping through east Europe
Hungarian leader Rakosi, a staunch Stalinist, was told by the Soviets that he was ill and in need of treatment in Moscow
Gero, Rakosi's replacement couldn't handle the demonstrations
Soviet troops that were stationed in Budapest, the Hungarian capital, were told to leave the city
under Soviet pressure, Gero was replaced by the moderate Nagy who the Soviet leadership hoped would be more acceptable to the reformers
Nagy's attempts to introduce…

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