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After World War II, Stalin aimed to control Eastern Europe to create a buffer zone against potential Western aggression and to expand Soviet influence. He sought to spread communism and establish pro-Soviet governments in the region, believing this would secure the USSR's borders and enhance its geopolitical power. Additionally, controlling Eastern Europe allowed Stalin to extract resources and strengthen the Soviet economy, consolidating his regime's stability and authority.
These men in The Big Three - Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin - made plans for the end of Europe and what the future will have in store for the European countries.
At the Potsdam Conference in July-August 1945, Stalin demanded significant territorial and political concessions for the Soviet Union, particularly regarding the eastern borders of Poland, which he sought to secure for Soviet interests. He also pushed for reparations from Germany to help rebuild the war-torn Soviet economy. Additionally, Stalin aimed to establish a sphere of influence in Eastern Europe, emphasizing the need for friendly governments in neighboring countries to ensure Soviet security.
Stalin's goals in eastern Europe were territorial control and a reconstruction of the nation. He wanted to keep the majority of the power and did so try by utilizing fear as his major device on the people.
Under pressure from Stalin, Eastern European countries refused aid from the United States.
Stalin demanded power in Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Austria, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia.
He turned over control of Eastern European countries to their Communist parties and prevented free and fair elections. This made these countries satellites to be controlled by Moscow, and their populations slaves to the party bosses.
The Eastern Front of the European Theater.
Stalin's sphere of influence extended primarily over the Eastern European countries that fell under Soviet control after World War II. This included countries like Poland, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Romania, where Stalin installed communist governments loyal to the Soviet Union. Stalin sought to establish satellite states in these countries to enhance Soviet security and influence in the region.
It was a meeting in Yalta in Eastern Europe in February 1945. The Big 3(Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin) meet to discuss what they would do with Germany and Europe after the war was over. It was decided that Stalin and the Soviet Union would over take Berlin, and have control of Eastern Europe. This lead to tensions because Stalin forced communism onto the Eastern European countries, and as we know the US was anti-communist.
Russian troops had advanced as far as the Elbe.
The Marshall Plan helped the West recover faster. under pressure from stalin, eastern europe countries refused aid from the united states
The United States made the CIA and sent a bunch of soldiers to reinforce the borders. The CIA killed KGB agents and the military stopped an invasion.
Stalin kept half of Germany. It became known as East Germany and was under Russia's communist rule until the early 1990s.That is why Stalin want control of European countries
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