The 'Cold War' was precisely that. Russan tanks on the streets, repeated in Prague 12 years later, 1968, was not what the world wanted to see. The advent of atomic power in those days was fresh in the mind. The idea of the USA & the USSR fighting each other was not, is not, good to contemplate.
During this time, The US had a strict isolationist policy, which meant we refused to involve ourselves with foreign conflicts unless it had to do with us. Instead on focusing on foreign affairs, in the mid-1800's we concentrated more on the idea of Manifest Destiny.
If you think of the Marshall - aid, they did not refuse to give.
The Soviet Union made Hungary refuse it.
he was unable to do anything to support the revolt
United states was afraid to start a war with the Soviet Union
He was unable to do anything to support their revolt
The United States was afraid to start a war with the Soviet Union
This was also because of the possibility of USA and USSR fighting each other, and especially during the times when the tensions between those super powers were already high and both had military strength and atomic bombs. And during the times Britain, France, and USA were figuring out who should control the Suez Canal. And because USA didnt want to help an already communist country
when hungarians revolted as they hated cruel leader Rakosi, spurred on by de-stalinasation and trying to rid of the communists and secret police that were on the streets, controlling their country. They demaned the truth, freedom of speech, and decent people's rights.
1880's-1920 and 1956
The US did nothing
In 1956 in Hungary a political revolt took place what happened after the political revolt
In 1956 Hungarians were led by a hard-line Communist called Mátyás Rákosi. Hungarians hated the restrictions which Rákosi's Communism imposed on them. Hungarians lost their freedom of speech, they became terrified of the secret police (Gestapo) and they resented the fact that thousands of Soviet troops and forces were in Hungary. Worst of all, Hungarians had to pay for the Soviet Union forces to be in their country. -bec.
Hungary
{| |- | People were tired of the oppressed. The Hungarians were firmly under the control of the Soviet Union. The native Hungarians wanted their freedom and ability to live as they wished, not as the USSR wanted them to live. |}