The Soviet Takeover of Eastern Europe


	The Soviet Takeover of Eastern Europe
	Causes Mass demonstrations forced a communist government into power in Romania. Opponents were arrested and the King was forced to abdicate. Hungary elected a non-communist government, but the communist party led by Mátyás Rákosi gradually took over the government departments, press and army Communists won power in Albania following a one-party election Communists took power in Bulgaria following a rigged election Elections were held in Poland putting the Communist party in control, which the West claimed to be fixed Czechoslovakia became the last Eastern European country to fall to communism in February 1948	Effects The USA's view of the USSR's actions was influenced by George Kennan, an American diplomat based in Moscow, who believed that communism demanded the spread of revolution worldwide and that the two superpowers could never live in peace. Kennan recommended the USA act to contain the USSR's aggression, which Truman agreed with However, the USA failed to understand that the USSR was obsessed with its own security and saw all of the USSR's actions as evidence of its desire to control Europe.
	Overall summary

Mass demonstrations forced a communist government into power in Romania. Opponents were arrested and the King was forced to abdicate.
Hungary elected a non-communist government, but the communist party led by Mátyás Rákosi gradually took over the government departments, press and army
Communists won power in Albania following a one-party election
Communists took power in Bulgaria following a rigged election
Elections were held in Poland putting the Communist party in control, which the West claimed to be fixed
Czechoslovakia became the last Eastern European country to fall to communism in February 1948

The USA's view of the USSR's actions was influenced by George Kennan, an American diplomat based in Moscow, who believed that communism demanded the spread of revolution worldwide and that the two superpowers could never live in peace.
Kennan recommended the USA act to contain the USSR's aggression, which Truman agreed with
However, the USA failed to understand that the USSR was obsessed with its own security and saw all of the USSR's actions as evidence of its desire to control Europe.

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