Satellite states (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Satellite states definition
Satellite states definition
Countries technically independent but controlled by & dependent on USSR
Years Soviet expanded into Eastern Europe
Years Soviet expanded into Eastern Europe
1947-1949
Six countries that became satellite states
Six countries that became satellite states
Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Romania, E. Germany
Name for Soviet-controlled Eastern European nations
Name for Soviet-controlled Eastern European nations
Eastern Bloc
Stalin's promise at Yalta & Potsdam conferences
Stalin's promise at Yalta & Potsdam conferences
Free and fair elections in Eastern Europe
Salami tactics definition
Salami tactics definition
Gradual communist takeover: fixing elections, removing opposition
Three steps of salami tactics
Three steps of salami tactics
- Fixed elections 2. Remove opposition 3. Single-party state
Rákosi's method of control in Hungary
Rákosi's method of control in Hungary
Took control of secret police, arrested/removed opposition
Iron Curtain meaning
Iron Curtain meaning
Division between communist Eastern Europe and democratic West
Soviet justification for satellite states
Soviet justification for satellite states
Buffer zone for protection from Western attacks
US view of Soviet takeover of Eastern Europe
US view of Soviet takeover of Eastern Europe
Betrayal of Yalta agreements, proof USSR couldn't be trusted
Western response to satellite states crisis
Western response to satellite states crisis
Truman Doctrine and Marshall Aid
Czechoslovakia's path to communism
Czechoslovakia's path to communism
Gradual takeover through coalition governments
Year East Germany became communist
Year East Germany became communist
1949 (October)