Sovietization (1 Jan 1945 Jahr – 29 Dez 1950 Jahr)
Beschreibung:
USSR creating communist governements in Eastern Europe
Take control (puppet governements) Keep control (occupy with red army -> delay ellections -> coalition governements (included the communist party) -> give them roe in justice system -> remove (arrests, trials,..) key leaders (other parties) -> merge communist/ larger socialist (= communist have power over new party) -> rigg elections + "people's republic) = apearance of democracy + impliment soviet model and shape economy
Prague coup 1948: cause: fear of collapse (Stalin) + tensions within Czechia (civil war?) + Tito distancing + votes dropped at ellections = could've collaborated if not for these tnesions Event: tensions in coallition governement -> non-communist ministers reign (to force new elections) but communists organise demonstriations and take power (police institutions) -> crises environment pushes the president to let the communists form a new governement -> consolidate power, eliminate opposition and become a one-party state