The Impact of Soviet Control of Eastern Europe on the Cold War
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- The Impact of Soviet Control of Eastern Europe on the Cold War
- Declaration on Liberated Europe, 1945
- By 1948, it was clear that the USSR was not upholding this
- Eastern Europe
- Poland
- Soviet forces set up a provisional gov. lead by Polish communists who had little support
- It was clear to the Polish gov in exile that there would not be free elections and they resigned in protest
- Romania
- Stalin created a communist national front and rigged the 1946 election so they had 80% of the vote
- In 1947, the King was forced to abdicate
- Soviet Germany
- Many SPD members were arrested and the rest were forced to merge with the dominant communist party
- Bulgaria
- Non-communists got 1/3 of the 1946 election. however, the communists had the backing of the Russian army to oppress the opposition
- Hungary
- Free elections were allowed but communist given power to oppress the opposition
- Mar 1948, socialists forced to merge with communists and that was the only party allowed
- Czecho-slovakia
- Communists got 38% of the vote in 1946 and worked well with the leader
- In 1947, the USSR was determined to stop them accepting Marshall Aid and forced a communist coup
- Communists got 38% of the vote in 1946 and worked well with the leader
- Greece and Finland
- Stalin did not intervene in Greece's Civil war to appease Britain and accepted the 1947 peace treaty with Finland after regaining the naval base
- Poland
- Impact on Cold War
- Policy of Containment, 1947
- Western suspicion lead to greater Russian control, so tensions escalated
- Declaration on Liberated Europe, 1945
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