Hungary under Soviet rule: liberation and oppression (2)

Nagy's trial and execution
1. He sought protection in the Yugoslavian embassy
2. He was arrested by the Soviet troops and was accused of treason, and later was found guilty by Khrushchev
3. He was hanged 1958
  1. Khrushchev stated that Nagy's fate was 'a lesson to the leaders of all socialist countries' to not make the same mistake and cross Khrushchev
The International reaction
1. America offered 20 million dollars worth of food and medical aid to the Nagy Government
  1. Eisenhower (1953-61) praised the bravery of the hungarian people and encouraged them to fight on
2. Even though the US condemned the Soviet invasion, they took no action to stop it
  1. The Us failure to not support the Hungarians proved that its commitment to liberate Europe free from communism did not include military support
Reasserting Soviet control
1. Khrushchev then appointed Janos Kadar as the new Soviet leader (even though he was undercontrol by the Soviets). Nonetheless, Kadar published a 15 point programme setting out the new government actions.These included:
  1. -Re-establishing communist control of Hungary
    1. -Using hungarian troops to stop attacks on Soviet opposition
    2. -Remaining in the Warsaw pact

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