HOW EFFECTIVELY THE SOVIET CONTROLLED EASTERN EUROPE UNTIL 1961

Question 1

FACTOR 1: EFFECTIVE

Answer 1

COMINFORM

1. co-ordinated all political, collectivism and industrial movements
2. trade only within eastern europe

EFFECTIVE: citizens no longer had a poltical voice and the west had very little infulence and so communism could grow larger

Question 2

FACTOR 2: EFFECTIVE

Answer 2

COMECON

1. linked together economic and commericals ties within eastern europe
2. made countries depend on the east
3. combatted marshall aid

EFFECTIVE: stopped west from having any influence in the east and made people depend on soveit union

Question 3

FACTOR 3: EFFECTIVE

Answer 3

THE WARSAW PACT

1. controlled all defense matter
2. stopped all communications with NATO

EFFECTIVE: prevented any serious uprising or attack as they had considerably more power. Stopped any capitalists ideologies from spreading and made communsim grow stronger.

Question 4

FACTOR 4: EFFECTIVE

Answer 4

HUNGARY UPRISING 1956

1. launched attack as they believed that Hungary could undermine communism
2. 3000 were killed

EFFECTIVE: even though Stalin was dead it show how strong Moscow was.

HOWEVER: The poland uprsing showed that there was a lapse in control and Moscow was prepare to comprimise with countries

Question 5

FACTOR 5: INEFFECTIVE

Answer 5

DE-STALINISATION

1. Khrushchev attacked Stalins stigma
2. he stopped the paranoia over him
3. collectivism wasnt as strong
4. met with American and Uk leaders

INEFFECTIVE: countries were able to gain more control over affairs. relations with the west improved and so there was more influence which meant communsim wasnt as strong.

Question 6

FACTOR 6: INEFFECTIVE

Answer 6

POLAND UPRISING 1956

1. Granted more refroms unlike Hungary
2. had a trusted leader which didnt undermine or threaten communism
3. was used to avoid full scale attack to combat communism
4. didnt push the boat out too far

HOWEVER: THE HUNGARY UPRISING SHOWED THAT UPRSINGS COULD BE STOPPED.

Question 7

FACTOR 7: INEFFECTIVE

Answer 7

DIFFERENT ROADS TO SOCIALISM

1. COMINFORM was shut down and this meant people views were less restrictive
2. Khrushchev believed that countries should develop own paths of socialism

CONCLUSION: communsim was not so strictly enforced on poeples rights however the COMECON and thw WARSAW pact still existed