The Formation of the Eastern Bloc

Formation of the Eastern Bloc

• Albania (1945)- communists took power after the war with no opposition
• Bulgaria (1945)- communists excecuted leaders of all other parties
• Poland (1947)
• Hungary (1945)- Russian troops remained after WWII. Stalin allowed elections but the non-communists won a big majority so Stalin ignored results and put the Hungarian Communists as rulers
• Romania (1945-47)- Communists gradually took over
• Czechoslovakis (1948)
• Eastern Germany (1949)- This zone was turned into the German Democratic Republic

Poland:

• August '44- Red Army approaches Warsaw. The Polish organise an uprising, backed by the government in exile in London.
• September '44- Stalin orders Red Army to halt- the fail of the uprising makes Polish government unpopular
• March…