Soviet Satellite States Creation

• 1.In 1944 and 45, the Red Army took control of Bulgaria, Romania and eastern parts of Germany. Voters were intimated into voting communist.
• 2.In 1947, voters in Hungary were intimidated into voting communist; by 1949 Hungary was a one-party communist state.
• 3.Poland also had supposedly free elections in 1947, but pro-democracy politicians either were imprisoned or fled.
• 4.In Feb 1948, communists staged a coup in Czechoslovakia; the non-communist leader Benes was forced out and replaced by the pro-Soviet communist Klement Gottwald.
• Which countries did the Red Army take control of in 1944 and 45?

  Bulgaria, Romania, and eastern Germany
• How were voters influenced in Bulgaria, Romania, and eastern Germany during the Red Army's control?

  They were intimidated into voting communist
• What year did voters in Hungary face intimidation to vote communist?

  1947
• What was the political situation in Hungary by 1949?

  It was a one-party communist state
• What happened to pro-democracy politicians in Poland after the 1947 elections?

  They were either imprisoned or fled
• What occurred in Czechoslovakia in February 1948?

  Communists staged a coup
• Who was the non-communist leader forced out during the Czechoslovak coup?

  Benes
• Who replaced Benes as the leader of Czechoslovakia after the coup?

  Klement Gottwald
• How did the political changes in Hungary and Czechoslovakia reflect the influence of the Soviet Union?

  Both countries experienced communist takeovers
• What can be inferred about the political climate in Eastern Europe post-World War II?

  It was dominated by communist regimes