Stalin wanted to maintain his own power within the Soviet Union. Not only that but he was afraid that the Communist Party would be voted out.
Stalin promised free elections in Poland, notwithstanding the recently installed Communist puppet government. However, it soon became apparent that Stalin had no intentions of holding true to his promise of free elections. In fact, it was fifty years after the Yalta Conference that the Poles first had the opportunity to hold free elections.
Stalin Refused to allow free elections in eastern Europe World War 2
Josef Stalin did not keep the promise he made in the Yalta Conference
At Yalta Stalin promised free elections in eastern Europe, but he did not keep his promise.
Stalin was not going to allow free elections
allowing free elections in eastern Europe
Stalin was not going to allow free elections
From Japan, Truman demanded unconditional surrender. From Stalin, Truman demanded free elections throughout Eastern Europe.
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At the Yalta Conference, Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin agreed that all of the countries liberated from Nazi occupation should be granted free elections. Sadly, Stalin did not honor his promise and occupied the Eastern European countries that he liberated.
The effects of the Soviet leader Josheph Stalin, who refused free elections in Eastern Europe was the Truman administration decided they will establish a policy of containment to block Stain from expanding.
Stalin did not keep his promise to hold elections in eastern Europe.