Cold War1946-1955: Soviet take-over of Eastern Europe

How did Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania resist Soviet occupation in 1945?

They used forests as a base for guerrilla war

How many people in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania reissited Soviet occupation?

50k

How much support is there for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania resistance?

Some Western support was given

What are the 2 political groups of Poles that emerged in 1945?

London Poles and Lublin Poles

What’s a London Pole

People who are part of the Polish government in exile after WW2 that transferred to London in 1940

What’ a Lublin Pole?

People part of the Siovet-backed communists in Poland after WW2

What is Stalin determined to do in Poland 1945?

Eliminate London Poles

What did London and Lublin Poles agree to form?

A coalition

What is the NKVD?

Secret police of USSR

Who is Gomulka in Poland?

Polish communist politician

What did NKVD help Gomulka do?

Intimidate Peasant party with arrests and executions

How did the Communist bloc in Poland get 80% of votes in 1947?

Elections were rigged

What did the leader of the Peasant party of Poland do 1947?

He resigned

In the Hungarian Coalition government, what can the minority of communists control in 1945?

Trade and Agriculutral ministries

How did communists in Hungary secure popularity in 1945?

Land redistribution programmes

How much Parliament seats did the communists in Hungary win in November 1945?

17%

What can Nagy do as a minister of interior in 1945?

Control the police, intimidate non communists and arrest opposition

What ensured a communist victory in Hungary in 1947?

Elections were rigged

What does communists have over Hungary by 1948?

Complete control over government

What is the Czech government in exile allowed to do in 1945?

To return and form coalition with communists

Why is communism popular in Czechoslovakia 1945?

Czechs feel bitter to West after the 1938 Munich betrayal

How did the communists win the largest share of coalition with socialist and peasant parties in Czechoslovakia in 1946?

Free and fair elections with little intimidation

Were non communist parties prosecuted in Czechoslovakia?

No

Why was Stalin enraged by Czechs in summer 1947?

Czechs were enthusiastic about applying for American money through Marshall Aid

How did the communist coalition increase its popularity and votes in Romanian election November 1946?

Redistribution of land to pleasantry, ballot rigging, intimidation, communist attacks on opposition

How much votes did the communist coalition in Romania get November 1946?

70%

What did the communist party in Romania do to opposition after November 1946 election

Arrest them

What was King Michael of Romania forced to do and what was the result December 1947?

Abdicate, Romania becomes a 1 party state with a pro Soviet government

Who was the Father front in Bulgaria set up with 1945?

Communists and non communists

What did the communists of Bulgaria gain control of 1945?

Control of important Ministeries of Interior Justice

What did Stalin do when others demanded the communists to share their power in Bulgaria 1945?

Stalin purges the non communists

When did Bulgaria get voted to be a republic? (Rigged btw)

1946

What happened to leaders of opposition in Bulgaria in 1947?

Arrested and executed

What is Dimitrov of Bulgaria happy to do 1947?

Be a slave to Soviet wishes

How much votes did the Finland communist coalition get in election 1945?

25%

Who liberates and governs Yugoslavia in 1945?

Tito