Puppet, subservient governments along with large secret police organisations and huge networks of informers(of which east Germany's was particularly famously large). When that failed (as in the Czech and Hungarian uprisings) the good ole' red army and its endless supplies of tanks and troops soon put an end to any rebellions. on a side note, i think it was in Hungary where the Russians extended the central square of budapest so that in any future rebellions they would be able to drop paratroopers directly into the city centre.
The Soviet Union used fear, Propaganda, military power and lies to maintain itself. Even "honest" communists who held the strong belief that a government with no opposition parties to contend with was fair as long as it seemed to be a fair government. As economic and political forces gathered strength, truths about the Soviet 'system" were brought into the light of day. Ultimately the USSR failed because its citizens changed the way they believed their government should operate. It took decades from 1917 to say 1991 for the eventual collapse of the USSR. To many that was too long a time. And in looking back it was.
He turned over control of Eastern European countries to their Communist parties and prevented free and fair elections. This made these countries satellites to be controlled by Moscow, and their populations slaves to the party bosses.
This is correct. However the Cold War and World War 2 are long over and the Eastern Bloc Nations are no longer under Communist Rule of the Soviet Union.
The countries of Eastern Europe (which became satellites of the USSR after World War 2) in most cases did not accept aid under the Marshall Plan because of their control by Moscow.
illuminati?? just a guess ;)well western bit maybe....soviets the eastern half...
Italy, Spain, France, West Germany, and the United Kingdom were all major nations who were not Eastern European countries and not under communist control.
Eastern European governments as soviet puppets
The economic and technical assistance offered by the Marsall Plan was not accepted by the Soviets and it's satellites in Eastern Europe.
The Warsaw Pact.
He turned over control of Eastern European countries to their Communist parties and prevented free and fair elections. This made these countries satellites to be controlled by Moscow, and their populations slaves to the party bosses.
This is correct. However the Cold War and World War 2 are long over and the Eastern Bloc Nations are no longer under Communist Rule of the Soviet Union.
they were called satellites
They were afraid of losing control of eastern Europe.
They were afraid of losing control of eastern Europe.
The Domino Theory if one eastern European country fell Truman feared more would follow
Italy and France was not an Eastern European nation that was under communist control
The Soviets (Russians) had already over-run those positions by wars end. What they had, they kept.
The countries of Eastern Europe (which became satellites of the USSR after World War 2) in most cases did not accept aid under the Marshall Plan because of their control by Moscow.