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How was Soviet control carried out, 1945-47?
- POLAND
- 1. June 1945 - coalition gov of
several parties is set up
- 2. January 1947 - rigged elections to
ensure election of totally communist gov
- Succeed
- Succeed
- 3. Leader of main opposition
party, Stanislaw Milokajcyk
- fled to London
- 1. June 1945 - coalition gov of
several parties is set up
- ROMANIA
- 1. Early 1945, coalition gov set up
- 2. January 1945, communists take part in
demonstrations to disrupt the gov
- Encouraged by Stalin
- Encouraged by Stalin
- 3. March 1945, Soviet army intervenes
- It disarms the Romanian army
- Forces King to appoint a communist-dominated gov
- Under Petru Groza
- Under Petru Groza
- It disarms the Romanian army
- 4. November 1946 elections, communists gain 80% votes
- The following year, communists abolish the monarchy
- The following year, communists abolish the monarchy
- 1. Early 1945, coalition gov set up
- HUNGARY
- 1. Country begins to experience an economic crisis
- After the Smallholders' Party is elected in the August 1945 elections
- After the Smallholders' Party is elected in the August 1945 elections
- 2. Communist party is able to seize control of Ministry of the Interior
- Which controlled the police
- Which controlled the police
- 3. In 1947, Bela Kovacs (leader of Smallholders' Party) is arrested
- 4. Prime Minister, Imre Nagy, is forced to resign
- 5. Election of August 1947
results in communists
securing majority of votes
- Soon all other parties are banned
- Soon all other parties are banned
- 1. Country begins to experience an economic crisis
- CZECHOSLOVAKIA
- 1. Communists had great support in CZCHSLVK
- By 1947, they were the largest party in coalition gov
- Controlled police and armed forces
- Controlled police and armed forces
- By 1947, they were the largest party in coalition gov
- 2. In 1948, they used the army to seize control
- Many non-communist arrested
- Foreign secretary,
non-communist, Jan
Masaryk - murdered
- Foreign secretary,
non-communist, Jan
Masaryk - murdered
- Many non-communist arrested
- 3. Rigged elections resulted in
a communist victory
- All other political parties - banned
- All other political parties - banned
- 1. Communists had great support in CZCHSLVK
- BULGARIA
- 1. Late 1944, a communist-dominated gov is set up
- 2. November 1945, communists won rigged elections
- In the following year, all other parties are banned
- In the following year, all other parties are banned
- 1. Late 1944, a communist-dominated gov is set up
- YUGOSLAVIA
- 1. Communist resistance
fought against Germans during
war
- 2. Marshal Tito, elected President
- Had no intentions of taking Stalin's orders
- Had no intentions of taking Stalin's orders
- 3. Yugoslavia is expelled from Communist
International Bureau (Cominform)
- Other communist countries applied economical sanctions
- Other communist countries applied economical sanctions
- 4. Tito then accepted aid from the West
- This was a way of challenging Stalin further
- This was a way of challenging Stalin further
- 1. Communist resistance
fought against Germans during
war
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