2) Developing tensions up to 1948

Question 1

which countries had pro soviet regimes in place by 1948

Answer 1

Poland
Hungary
Bulgaria
Romania

Question 2

when was the provisional government of national unity formed?

Answer 2

1945
contained parties from both ends os the political spectrum
became Stalins pluralist approach
DEFINITION- government consisting of all the parties in the legislature, usually formed during a time of war or other national emergency

Question 3

Poland

Answer 3

• to some extent was Stalins testing ground for his methodology
• pro Stalinist deputy prime minister (Beirut) replaced former deputy prime minister.
• Poland was safely under soviet influence

Question 4

Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary

Answer 4

• in Romania communism was popular because they offered an alternative for the pre-war regime. in addition, the red army occupied romania: these two factors made it easy for Stalin as opposition was minimal.
  -manipulated elections and forced removal of opponents characterised the takeover.
  By 1947 all other political parties had been banned
  -In Hungary, the communists allied with other political groups in order to challenge the power of their greatest opponent, the Smallholderds party.
  In 1949, the Hungarian communist leader was executed for ‘anti-Soviet’ activities.
  by 1949 all political opposition had banished

Question 5

when and what was Kennan’s Long Telegram?

Answer 5

February 1946

detail of his views on the USSR and the U.S. policy towards the communist state.

Question 6

when and what was Churchills iron curtain speech?

Answer 6

March 1946
direct attack on soviet policies
refers how Eastern Europe was more or less under soviet influence

Question 7

what was the Truman Doctrine and when was it created?

Answer 7

march 1947 then further developed in 1948

was an American foreign policy which stated purpose was to counter Soviet geopolitical expansion during the Cold War.

Question 8

why was the Truman doctrine implemented?

Answer 8

• to prevent the Soviet Union from providing aid to the Greek communist movement
• designed primarily to protect democracy and freedom and there was no aggressive intent to any other state. it was a response to the Soviet aggressive political, strategic and ideologic al expansionism In Eastern Europe.
• needed to present communism and the Soviet Union as an enemy of the USA in order to justify his aim of protecting the USA’s vital national interests

Question 9

what and when was the Cominform?

Answer 9

Sep 1947
Communist Information Bereau
purpose was to unite and coordinate the role and actions of communist groups throughout Europe so that the communist party functioned as a whole