Formation of a Soviet Bloc (AQA A-Level History): Flashcards
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Satellite states definition
Satellite states definition
Countries with national identity under pro-Soviet governments
Buffer states purpose
Buffer states purpose
Protect USSR's western frontiers from invasion
Year most nations became satellite states
Year most nations became satellite states
1948
Katyn Forest Massacre - when and by whom
Katyn Forest Massacre - when and by whom
April-May 1940, by NKVD
Katyn Forest Massacre - number killed
Katyn Forest Massacre - number killed
~22,000 Polish army officers
Warsaw Uprising start date
Warsaw Uprising start date
1 August 1944
Who coined 'salami tactics'
Who coined 'salami tactics'
Miklos Rakosi (Hungarian communist leader)
Salami tactics definition
Salami tactics definition
Gradual communist infiltration & control through small steps
Leader of Yugoslav communist partisans
Leader of Yugoslav communist partisans
Josip Tito
When did USSR acknowledge Katyn responsibility
When did USSR acknowledge Katyn responsibility
1990 under Gorbachev