Soviet Expansion In Eastern Europe

Question 0

Stalin’s response to the phrase ‘iron curtain’

Answer 0

‘Declaration of war’

1947 set up COMNITERN ,soviet alliance designed to sure adherence to soviet rules

Question 1

Origin if the term ‘Iron curtain’

Answer 1

1946 churchill’s speech at Fulton ,USA

Question 2

Which countries did the soviets take over from 1945-48

Answer 2

Albania, Bulgaria, East Germany, Romania ,Poland ,Hungary, Czechoslovakia

Question 3

When and how did USSR take over Albania?

Answer 3

1945, immediately took over

Question 4

When and how did USSR take over Bulgaria

Answer 4

1945 a communist led coalition was elected, the non-communists in the coalition were executed

Question 5

When and how did USSR take over East Germany

Answer 5

1945, in 1949 they declared it the German Democratic Republic

Question 6

When and how did USSR take over Romania

Answer 6

1947, communist-led coalition were elected in 1945, they slowly took over until 1947 when they abolished the monarchy

Question 7

When and how did USSR take over Poland

Answer 7

1947, Stalin promised to set up a coalition but then invited the 16 non communist leaders to Moscow and arrested them

Question 8

When and how did USSR take over Hungary

Answer 8

1947, non communist (zolan Tildy) won election in 1945 but communist leader ,Rakosi, took charge of the military police and hunted down and executed opponents
Tildy was forced to resign in 1947

Question 9

When and how did USSR take over Czechoslovakia

Answer 9

1948 ,coalition was set up and led by n-communist, communist had control of army, police and radio, using this they arrested non communists.
1948 communists went on strike, causing n-communist minister to commit suicide ,relieving power to communists(GOTTWALD)