the era of the iron curtain: soviet take over of eastern europe

Question 1

czechoslovakia

Answer 1

a left wing coalition won elections in 1945, 1946 communists had majority but were still apart of the coalition. in 1948 when their position was threatened they tbanned all the other parties and made it a one party communist state

Question 2

east germany

Answer 2

the allies gave USSR control after the war and it was controlled by the red army and became a communist state

Question 3

poland

Answer 3

communists joined a coalition governemnt then became full leaders in 1947 when they forced non communist leaders into exile

Question 4

hungary

Answer 4

communists became the biggest party by 1947 and imprisoned other leaders and attacked church leaders

Question 5

romania

Answer 5

1945 communist prime minister elected by 1947 they had abolished the monarchy

Question 6

bulgaria

Answer 6

a left wing coalition won elections in 1945 communists members executed other leaders

Question 7

greece

Answer 7

Britain and USA supported the royalist side in civil war which defeated the communist opposition

Question 8

yugoslavia

Answer 8

Marshal Tito was the war time leader against the Nazis he was elected president in 1945 but he wanted to apply communism in his own way and was expelled from cominform in 1948

Question 9

france and italy

Answer 9

both had strong communist parties who belonged to cominform