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Soviet Control

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Soviet Control

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    1. Soviet Control Chapter 12-2 3-26-12

    2. Satellite States After WWII, Eastern European nations became Soviet Satellite States Local Communist parties seized control with the help of the Soviet Army

    3. Discontent No freedom Low standard of living

    4. Poland 1956 Protests led to reforms The new government became more independent, but remained in the Warsaw Pact

    5. Hungary 1956 Imre Nagy declared independence and free elections in 1956 Soviet tanks roll down the streets of Budapest to reestablish control

    6. Czechoslovakia 1968 Alexander Dubcek began reforms to move toward independence �the Prague Spring� Soviets invade Czechoslovakia and removes Dubcek from power

    8. Berlin Wall 1963 Built around West Berlin by East Germany to keep East Germans from escaping

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