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At the end of World War II, the Allies fought the Germans on two fronts. The Coalition of forces lead by the United States from the West, and The Russians from the East. They met in Berlin in defeat of Nazi Germany, thus ending the war in Europe. With most of Europe in ruins, it was inevitable that both the United States and Russia reposition their stance to rebuild the ravaged continent. Russians were fearful of future attacks from Europe so it was agreed they would govern the countries in Eastern Europe, assist in their rebuilding, and establish communistic governments that would align with them thus creating a buffer zone. Germany itself represented this boundary, with the United States taking West Germany, and the Russians East Germany. These events directly lead to the cold war boundary represented by the Berlin Wall dividing not only people but the ideology of Communism and Democracy.
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Did Stalin keep his promise to hold elections in occupied eastern Europe?
Stalin did not keep his promise to hold elections in eastern Europe.
First country in Eastern Europe to hold free elections?
Poland
What was the First nation in Eastern Europe to hold free democratic elections in over 50 years was?
Poland is the first nation to hold free democratic elections in Eastern Europe in over 50 years. The Round Table Agreements that they signed allowed them to do this.
What was the significance of solidarity in Poland for the decline of soviet influence in eastern Europe?
The significance of Solidarity in Poland for the decline of Soviet influence in Eastern Europe was that the Polish citizens' incooperation made it so that the USSR had to negotiate for its rule in the country,when before it had unconditional rule and therefore had no reason to change its policies. The union forced the Soviets to compromise and bend- which weakened its hold on first Poland and then the other countries in which it had a strong hand in the government.
The FIRST nation in Eastern Europe to hold free democratic elections in over 50 years was .?
poland
How did the Iron Curtain tighten the Soviet hold over Eastern Europe?
Actually the "iron curtain" did not "tighten the soviet hold". The term "iron curtain" was a fictitious symbolic name used by Winston Churchill to describe the hold the Russians had over the Eastern Bloc. The hold the soviets had over eastern Europe was already tight before the term became popular.
What was the reason for d-day taking place?
secure a toe hold in Europe to free all of Europe
Why might it have been more difficult for absolutism to take hold in central Europe than in Western Europe?
Independent nation states developed later in Eastern Europe than in Western Europe because Eastern Europe had little history of self-rule. It had been conquered by Hitler, then the Soviet Union.
What nation was the first nation in Eastern Europe to hold free democratic elections in over 50 years?
poland
After the Yalta conference what leader went back on the alleged agreement to hold for you elections in Eastern Europe?
Joseph Stalin
What leader went back on the allied agreement to hold free elections in eastern Europe?
Joseph Stalin . novanet
The US and Great Britain believe the liberated nations of Eastern Europe should do what?
To Hold free elections and determine their futures :)
