The Formation Of The Communist Bloc….

Soviet and American Objectives in Eastern Europe.
Stalin wanted to: --Preserve the Great Alliance after the war. --Create a buffer zone from Germany. --Create a better view of the USSR in the west. --In Eastern Europe he worked to install governments friendly to the USSR, create the buffer zone, and exploit the economies of the USSR.	The Allies hoped to: --Enable European countries to elect any government they chose. --Open Eastern European countries to free trade.

The USSR influenced (allied): Estonia Latvia Lithuania Poland Romania Bulgaria Albania Czechoslovakia Hungary East Germany		The US allied with: Norway Denmark West Germany Italy Belgium Netherlands Italy Great Britain Portugal Italy Greece Turkey France
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Soviet Agression:
Poland: The Germans and the USSR agreed that they would allow the USSR to control an eastern part of Poland during the war. When Stalin took control of this chunk of land the Russians massacred 10,000 Polish Military officers in the Katyn Forest. Only in 1991 did Moscow admit it had committed this crime.

Lublin Poles vs Lublin Poles

Romania : Communist leaders ousted the king and bullied the King Michael

Bulgaria: Purged 50.000 officials and killed Petkov

Hungary: Free elections to one party.