Soviet Expansionism in Eastern Europe
A mindmap showing the Soviet Unions expansion into Eastern Europe in the 10 years following world war 2.
- Created by: Sam Brewer
- Created on: 19-05-13 18:29
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- Soviet Expansionism in Eastern Europe
- The Warsaw Pact
- Formed in 1955 as the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance
- Response of the USSR to NATO
- Agreed to use force in any of the countries threatned
- Response of the USSR to NATO
- Poland
- Communism imposed on Poles by Stalin
- Lublin government
- Weakened popular Polish parties by merging with Polish Socialists
- Romania
- Soviet army remained in country after WWII forcing the appointment of a communist government
- Hungary
- Smallholders party challenged by communists joining with other parties
- Elections rigged
- Opposition executed
- All anti-Soviet opposition removed by 1949
- Bulgaria
- Manipulated elections removed any opposition
- False charges pressed against strongest opposition leader, Petkov, and he was excuted
- His party absorbed into communist movement
- Czechoslovakia
- Czech communists popular before Stalin arrived
- Czech communist leader accepted economic aid in 1947
- Led to non-communist opposition forcing them out of office only to be replaced by a pro-Moscow government
- Formed in 1955 as the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance
- Soviet explanations
- Americans were seen by Russians as imperialist
- Justified the Soviet sphere in Eastern Europe
- Prevented Euro counties becoming sucked into an American economical bubble
- Soviets came to see themselves as a defender against US imperialism
- Justified the Soviet sphere in Eastern Europe
- Accused the US of becoming a threat as the Americans put military bases away from the USA
- Stalin determined to protect Soviet national interests
- Saw that commitment from the Eastern bloc gave the Soviets power and power gave them security
- Americans were seen by Russians as imperialist
- The Polish Question
- Agreements at Yalta saw the Soviet agree to free elections
- Didn't allow this to happen in Poland
- Poland had always been the place from where Soviet enemies had attacked
- Essential that they came under Soviet influence
- Installed communist puppet pro-Moscow government
- Essential that they came under Soviet influence
- America saw Poland as an example as to what could happen in other European states
- Agreements at Yalta saw the Soviet agree to free elections
- The Warsaw Pact
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