Essay

Question 1

Prelude

Answer 1

Soviet Occupation

Stalin wants materials, workers, buffer, no right wing, support

Question 2

Communist Campaign Pitch

Answer 2

Nonland owning peasants want land

Unemployment, worker’s rights, science, and culture

Question 3

General Pattern

Answer 3

Genuine - Defense, interior, education, communications
Bogus
Monolithic - 1948

Question 4

Poland

People, years, parties

Answer 4

Beirut and Gomulka - Home Commies - Stalin dislikes
vs Micolajczyk - Right wing leanings
1946 Referendum and 1947 elections - Rid of senate, commies take control
Several parties including Polish United Worker’s Party form Front Of National Unity

Question 5

Hungary

People, years, parties

Answer 5

Rakosi - Hungarian Socialist Worker’s Party
1945 elections - Smallholder’s party (Nagy) - Peasants
Salami Tactics - Leftist Bloc 1947 elections
1948 HSWP and Social Dem Party for Hungarian Worker’s Party

Question 6

Czechoslovakia (Pre Communist)

Genuine, Bogus, Outside

Answer 6

1945-48 - National Front
Kosice Program-Commies gain 4/26 cabinet seats
Czech Slovak hostility

1946 elections - CSCP gains 12/26 seats
1947 Marshall Plan - French + Italian CPs Fall

Question 7

Czechoslovakia (Commies to power)

Answer 7

Police Packing Affair leads to non communist resignation
Feb 25 Benes Yields
SDP merges with CSCP