the Soviet Union occupation/control of eastern and southern Europe

what are satellite states

countries with authoritarian communist regimes loyal to Moscow

why was Stalin so focused on using Poland as a buffer zone as means for security

since Germany used it to invade Russia in 1914 and 1941

why did Stalin hold back the red army in 1944

to allow the Nazis to slaughter much of the polish resistance

when was the polish government of national unity established

June 1945

what was the polish government of national unity made up of

dominated by members of the pro soviet Lublin government however also included members from a range of parties e.g peasant party mikolajczyk

when were right wing parties outlawed in Poland

1946

when was the election in Poland and by how much did the communist party win

Jan 1947

80%

when was gomulka forced to resign and who was he replaced by

1948

Beirut

how much soviet control was there in romania 1944-45

1944 pro Nazi gov removed and replaced with coalition and Ussr encourages communists to disrupt replacement gov

1945 unrest used to justify soviet occupation

when was the election in Romania and how much did the communist party win by

November 1946

80%

how much control did Stalin have over Bulgaria in 1944-45

1944 communist coup removes Bulgarian monarchy

1945 communists and socialists gain majority of votes in election and Stalin encourages creation of coalition gov.

when was the election in Bulgaria and by how much did the communists win?

October 1946

communists win 75% in rigged elections

when was Bulgarian opposition leader petkov executed

1947

how much control did Stalin over Hungary in 44-45

communists only received 16% of vote in rigged election in 1944 but in 45 Stalin issued ultimatum to ensure communist deputy PM

when was the right wing Hungarian smallholder party leader Kovaks arrested

1947

when was the election in hungary and by how much did the communists win

august 1947

60%

when was Hungarian communist leader Rijk executed for being anti soviet

1949

when was the election in czech and how much of the vote did communists get

1946 gained 38% of vote in free election

how did Stalin take control over Czech

1947 czech gov forced not to accept marshall aid

june 1948 czech coup ;

foreign secretary mazaryk found dead and president benes forced to resign

when did yugoslavia become a communist state

1946

when did tito split with stalin and why

1948 due to his refusal to comply with soviet economic and foreign policy

when was cominform created

sept 1947