satelite states Flashcards
how did bulgaria become communist
a com gov was elected in `945 and all non communists were executed
how did romania become communist
communist led coalition had took power however by 1947 romania became a one party communist state
how did poland become communist
stalin invited 16 non communist leaders to moscow and arrested them, thousands of non communists were arrested and communists won the 1947 election
how did hungary become communist
communist leaders lost 1945 election but com leader rakosi took control of the secret police and turned hungary into a communist state by executing and imprisoning opponents
how did CZ become communist
Benes set up a coalition gov but the coms retained power of the army and seized power
how did EG become communist
as it was the soviet zone in germany in 1949 it became a communist state
what did yugoslavia do
tito(leader) defied stalin’s orders
ys was expelled from cominform and com countries applied economic sanctions
to challenge stalin further tito accepted western aid
what techniques did stalin use (4 points)
set up coalition govs
coms backed from stalin took over offices like the army
opposition leaders were arrested or fleed
elections were rigged
name 6 reasons stalin wanted to expand the sv in e.europe
wanted the buffer zone
wanted to make soviets secure
wants communist dominance
satelite states
earn money
land and resources
why did the usa see the soviet takeover of e.europe as a betrayal
stalin broke his promises of holding democrating elections
why was there fears after the expansion
people felt the takeover of eastern europe could lead to the takeover of western europe
how was the usa determined to deal with communism
through the marshall aid and truman doctrine
what did the soviet union argue in response to the concerns over the expansion
the sv argued that it needed to control e.europe as a buffer zone protecting it from western attack
how did the sv feel about the usa response
they felt it was unnecessary and unreasonable
