Satellite states Flashcards
1
Q
When did a consistent policy towards EE emerge and why?
A
Emerged during 1947 because the USA offered Marshall Aid to Europe
2
Q
What did Stalin regard Marshall Aid as?
A
An attempt by the USA to build a Western Bloc in Europe.
3
Q
Give 2 examples of how Stalin tightened control over EE
A
August 1947 - rigged elections led to the formation of a communist government in Hungary
February 1948 - communist coup in Czechoslovakia ousted the elected government, replacing it with a communist government
4
Q
By the end of 1949, what had happened to the majority of EE?
A
It had become a series of Russian satellite states
