1. The Eastern European Problem

2. Sovietization

3. Bulgaria September 9th 1944, installation of new government
Good friend of Stalin becomes prime minister of Bulgaria
95% of voters supported the establishment of a republic

4. Poland Republic of Poland established on 1st January 1945
Rejection of the Marshall Plan in 1947
Soviet troops stationed in Poland to introduce mass repression.

5. Romania Pro Soviet Government established on 6th March, 1945
King Michael’s abdication
Dominance of the Red Army
Abolishment of the current church

6. Albania Communist Party subdued all potential political enemies
The election of a new People’s Assembly in December 1945
Establishment of the People’s Republic of Albania in January 1946

7. Czechoslovakia
Elections in 1946 and the establishment of a coalition government
July 1947 and the Marshall Aid
Resignation of president Beneš
Establishment of Communist Czechoslovakia in 1948

8. Hungary Lack of communist support in 1944
Soviet intervention in government
Secret Police
Demobilization of Hungarian army in 1946
People’s Republic of Hungary formed in 1949

9. The Yugoslavia Crisis
Close allies with the Soviet Union post World War Two
Tension with Western powers rose when Yugoslavia joined Cominform
Tito-Stalin Split  support from USA
Soviet expels Yugoslavia from Cominform
Both superpowers wanted to prevent Yugoslavia from joining each other