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THE COMMUNIST BLOC

THE COMMUNIST BLOC. THE COMMUNIST BLOC. THE POST-WAR ORDER. TEHRAN, 1943. Stalin sought guarantees in Poland & Germany. MOSCOW, 1944. Churchill & Stalin agreed to share power in Balkans. Stalin promises self-determination & free elections. THE COMMUNIST BLOC. THE POST-WAR ORDER.

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THE COMMUNIST BLOC

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  1. THE COMMUNIST BLOC

  2. THE COMMUNIST BLOC THE POST-WAR ORDER • TEHRAN, 1943 • Stalin sought guarantees in Poland & Germany • MOSCOW, 1944 • Churchill & Stalin agreed to share power in Balkans • Stalin promises self-determination & free elections

  3. THE COMMUNIST BLOC THE POST-WAR ORDER • YALTA, FEB. 1945 • Soviets given control over Pacific territories • Also given complete control over Polish elections • POTSDAM, JULY 1945 • USSR granted much Polish territory • Poland granted German territory

  4. THE COMMUNIST BLOC THE COMMUNIST TAKEOVER OF EASTERN EUROPE • Contributing Factors • Few democratic traditions • Appeal of egalitarianism • Communist parties long-standing, well organized & respected • Stalin rigged & controlled some elections Joseph Broz “Tito”

  5. THE COMMUNIST BLOC THE COMMUNIST TAKEOVER OF EASTERN EUROPE • Contributing factors • Stalin forced Eastern European countries to refuse MARSHALL PLAN aid • Presence of Red Army

  6. THE COMMUNIST BLOC THE COMMUNIST TAKEOVER OF EASTERN EUROPE • Imposition of Stalinism • Centralized economic planning with heavy industrialization • Collectivization of agriculture • Purges & terror • Conservative cultural policies, socialist realism • Suppression of nationalism Trial of Rudolf Slansky

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