Stalin's take over of Eastern Europe

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Created on: 19-03-18 11:07

What date did China become communist?

1st October 1949

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When did Hungary become communist?

20th August 1949

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When did Poland become communist?

1945

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By 1946 what were the only two European countries that weren't communist?

Greece and Czechoslovakia

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Why and when was the Marshall Plan created? and what exactly did the Marshall Plan involve?

designed to help European countries that had been war torn as a result of WW2. Also meant to contain communism by being allied with the US. Created 3rd April 1948

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How much money was divided up between the European countries and what does the total amount equivalent to today?

$13 billion then = $140 billion today.

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What justification did the Soviets use for expanding the communist frontier?

They expanded in Eastern Europe so they couldn't have any surprise attacks from the west again. Stalin was also very paranoid and felt that the only countries he could trust were ones he directly controlled himself.

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