Soviet expansion (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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Satellite states definition
Satellite states definition
Countries appearing independent but controlled by USSR
Salami tactics meaning
Salami tactics meaning
Rigging elections, then eliminating opposition parties one by one
Iron Curtain meaning
Iron Curtain meaning
Division between Soviet-controlled East & democratic West
Period of dramatic Soviet expansion in Eastern Europe
Period of dramatic Soviet expansion in Eastern Europe
1947-1949
USSR's justification for controlling Eastern Europe
USSR's justification for controlling Eastern Europe
Create buffer zone to protect from future Western attacks
Bulgaria 1946: fate of non-communist representatives
Bulgaria 1946: fate of non-communist representatives
All executed after election
Poland: how many non-communist leaders arrested in Moscow
Poland: how many non-communist leaders arrested in Moscow
16 leaders
Hungary: what Rákosi controlled despite 1945 election loss
Hungary: what Rákosi controlled despite 1945 election loss
Secret police
Czechoslovakia 1948: key institutions communists controlled
Czechoslovakia 1948: key institutions communists controlled
Army, radio stations, secret police
East Germany became communist state (date)
East Germany became communist state (date)
October 1949
Albania & Yugoslavia: relationship to USSR control
Albania & Yugoslavia: relationship to USSR control
Independent communist governments, not directly controlled
Romania's path to communism by 1947
Romania's path to communism by 1947
Coalition govt first, then eliminated partners for single-party
Methods Stalin used to suppress opposition
Methods Stalin used to suppress opposition
Force & fear - arrests, imprisonment, executions
Red Army's role in Soviet expansion
Red Army's role in Soviet expansion
Occupation gave communist parties advantages in each country