... economic conflict with the United States and its allies, known as the Cold War. In the countries in which the influence of the Soviet Union was predominant, namely, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Yugoslavia, and East Germany, the politico-economic structure was gradually reorganized. Opposing political groups were isolated and then destroyed, large landholdings were expropriated, and (with the ... coordinate the economic activities of those states under Soviet control, Stalin in 1949 established the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CMEA or COMECON), with Albania, Bul...

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... early as January 1946, Truman had already made up his mind to 'stop babying the Soviets' as part of his New Year's Resolution in view of the sovietization of Romania and Bulgaria. This perception was also present in policy makers as seen from the Kennan's Long Telegram which was circulated in the Truman administration a month later. In fact, American perceptions ... this can be seen through their dollar diplomacy. In early 1946, the US imposed conditions of dropping trade barriers in Eastern Europe and compensation for the US assets seized in Romania and Bulgaria which led to much ...

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... with Hitler encouraged the start of the war, with Germany invading Poland. Hitler annexed western Poland, and Stalin was given the eastern parts known as Estonia, Lithuania and parts of Romania. Hitler then turned his back on Stalin, and invaded the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941. At the beginning of the invasion the Nazis made huge advances into the Soviet ... in meetings with Churchill and Roosevelt to determine the outcome of Europe. He somehow managed to take colonial control over many Eastern Europe countries including Poland, Eastern Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania and Bu...

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... side are the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and its Communists allies, often referred to as the Eastern bloc, which by the mid 1950's included East Germany, Albania, Hungary, Poland Romania, China, Czechoslovakia, Poland, and Bulgaria. On the other side is the United States along with its democratic allies, including Canada, France, West Germany, the Philippines, Japan, Great Britain, and many ... ...

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... its border with Austria in the summer, allowing East Germans to begin a stampede that set the stage for Nov. 9; Czechoslovakia's "Velvet Revolution"; the bloody end of Nicolae Ceausescu's reign in Romania, and, on Oct. 3, 1990, Germany's formal reunification. In June 1991, the Communist government in Albania fell, and by the end of the year, the Soviet Union itself followed. (Andrew Nagorskip ... ...

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... , Japan, The Philippines and many other countries of Western Europe and Latin America. The soviet union led the eastern bloc , which included Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland and Romania . Following the communist take over of its government in 1949 , China joined the eastern bloc. Nations who were impartial and were not included in either bloc included India, Indonesia Cambodia ... ...

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... in post-war Europe to strengthen Russian influence, was perceived to be a threat to the Americans. Stalin was highly effective in his goal to gain territory, with victories in Poland, Romania, and Finland. To the western world, this success looked as if it were the beginning of serious Russian aggressions. The western view of the time saw Stalin as doing one ... ...

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After World War II, Communism began to spread across several European countries, such as Poland, Romania and Hungary. In the West a strong sense of fear of this ideal quickly began to spread as well. When the Cold War broke out, every nation was involved. The most ... ...

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... and Slovaks took the streets and demanded political reforms in the Czechoslovakia and succeeded their task when the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia peacefully transferred their power to the reformers. In Romania, the communist Party of Nicolae Ceausescu was overthrown by popular protest and by the force of arms in December 1989. The fall of the communist parties in Bulgaria and Albania ... ...

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... their support in the war against Japan. To the surprise of Roosevelt and Churchill, Josef Stalin failed to keep his promises. He quickly prevented popular elections in Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria by assigning permanent Communist governments to each and suppressing all democratic supporters. The response against Stalin was little, for his army extended across Eastern Europe and controlled the ... ...

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... formed to counter the threat from USSR. The dissolution of USSR resulted in the independence of the former Soviet Republics. The rest European countries viz Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, East Germany, Romania and Bulgaria came out of the influence of USSR and adopted their own independent policies. Consequently the Soviet-backed Warsaw Pact was disbanded in April 1991. These changes coupled with ... ...

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... World War II, fear over the spread of Communism brought forth changes in foreign policy. The Soviet Union had control of much of Eastern Europe including Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, and Poland. In order to protect themselves from future attacks, Stalin installed friendly Communist governments in those nations. The United States wanted those nations to determine their own type of ... ...

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... threats. Truman did not want to repeat the mistake of the Treaty of Versailles. By 1946 Stalin's troops effectively controlled the Baltic States, Finland, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Albania and Romania. With Communist governments established throughout Eastern Europe, Stalin gradually tightened his control in each country. The secret police imprisoned anyone who opposed Communist rule, or might oppose it at a later ... ...

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... this war that lasted for nearly five decades. It can be argued that Stalin's political incursions into Eastern Europe caused unnecessary conflict between Russia and the West. By 1948, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Albania and Yugoslavia all had Communist governments. The setting up of pro-communistic regimes in this region appeared to the West to be a direct outlash against them ... ...

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... with their foreign minister. Truman was impatient with talk and compromise concerning the number of non-Communists in the governments of those nations occupied by the Soviet Union. He called Romania and Bulgaria police states, and in a speech on October 27, 1945, he announced that the United States would recognize no government imposed upon any nation by the force of any ... ...

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... countries in Western Europe and in Latin America. They supported a democratic government. The Soviet Union led the eastern bloc and it included Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Romania. This bloc supported a communist government. No actual fighting took place between these two groups. This is why the war was called the "Cold" war. Wars that include combat are considered ... ...

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... U.S. leadership to defend the west against the Soviet Union's military threat. Seventeen European countries, Canada, and the U.S. signed the treaty. Therefore, in 1955 Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and the Soviet Union signed the Alliance Treaty in Warsaw, Poland, known as the Warsaw Pact. These eight communist countries agreed to settle all disputes among themselves or others through ... ...

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... of the governments set up by Stalin if they were not established by the citizens' free will. The countries that were being controlled by the Soviet Union were East Germany, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia, which were all under communist rule. It was the British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill that first referred to Europe being divided by an "iron curtain." The ... ...

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The Warsaw Pact was a military alliance of the Eastern European Soviet Block countries intended to organize against the perceived threat from the NATO alliance. The Eastern Block members were: Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, East Germany, Poland, the former USSR and the former Czechoslovakia. All the Communist countries of Eastern Europe except Yugoslavia were included. The treaty was drafted by Kkrushchev in 1955 ... ...

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