How did Hungary become communism?

Answer 1

Communism did not engulf Eastern Europe until the end of World War II. The only communist state in Europe at the time was the Soviet Union, who remained neutral during the beginning of WWII as a Non-Aggression Pact was signed between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany. Nazi Germany then invaded the Soviet Union in 1941. Despite a fast advancement, tides turned and the Soviets got the upper hand. Nazi Germany was fighting a two front war; it fought the Soviets in the east and the British and Americans in the west. The Soviets defeated the Nazis in their invasion and kept pushing west, reaching Berlin, the capital of Germany, weeks before the British and Americans. Nazi Germany had been defeated by 1945.

he Soviet Union, United Kingdom, and United States were the Big Three of the Allies in WWII. The UK and US were capitalist, as was all of Western Europe. The Soviet Union did a large portion of bringing down the Nazis, fighting in the most deadly battles in history, and losing over nine million men to battles alone. When dealing with the breakup of the Nazi Empire, most Eastern European nations fell to Soviet influence under the authority of the Big Three. Here, the Soviets established puppet states and communist regimes in Eastern European countries.