How Stalin/USSR took contol of eastern Europe Flashcards
When was Churchill’s iron curtain speech?
March 1946
What is the “iron curtain”?
Symbolises the divide between the east and west
How did the USSR/communist take control of Romania?
In 1945 a communist was elected prime minister within a left wing coalition.
In 1947 the communists also abolished the monarchy
How did the USSR/communists take control of Poland 1947?
Communists forced the non-communist into exile (forced out of ones country)
How did the USSR/communist take control of Hungary?
Communists became the largest single party in 1947 elections. They imprisoned oppositions politicians and attacked church leaders
How did the USSR/communists take control of Czechoslovakia?
- in 1945 left wing coalition wins elections and communist became the largest party
- in 1948 they feel threatened so ban other parties
- Czech becomes a one part state
How did the USA/communists take control of east Germany 1945?
Allies had given the USSR control and Stalins red army was used to control people
How did the USSR/communists control Yugoslavia?
- Tito elected president 1945
- wants to do things his own way
- expelled from cominform 1948
What is cominform?
- It was set up in October 1947 by Stalin to co -ordinate and organise the work of communist parties of Eastern Europe
- met regularly in Moscow
- “independent minded” leaders were replaced
State 3 ways communist took and kept control of Eastern Europe?
1) cominform
2) force
3) elections
- force and elections link
