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Case study 1: Japanese Expansion In East Asia 1931-41 (The Global War)
Case Study 2: German & Italian Expansion 1933-40 (The Global War)
Part 1 - Rivalry, Mistrust & Accord (The Cold War)
Part 2 - Leaders & Nations (The Cold War)
Part 3 - Cold War Crises (The Cold War)
History SL
Part 1 - Rivalry, Mistrust & Accord (The Cold War)
Unveiling The Salami Tactics: How The USSR Dominated Eastern Europe
685 words
4 mins read
Last edited on 16th Oct 2024
Table of content
Salami tactics explained
- Salami tactics were a method used by the Soviet Union to gain political control over Eastern Europe, step-by-step, like slicing off pieces of a salami.
- It was named after a comment by Hungarian Communist leader Matyas Rakosi.
- Stages
- Soviets supervised the organization of governments in Eastern European states, establishing a broad alliance of 'anti-fascists.'
- Each party was 'sliced off,' one after the other.
- The Communist 'core' remained, and local Communists were replaced with Moscow-trained people if necessary.
Soviet trustworthy leaders in Eastern Europe
- By the end of 1946, Baggage Train leaders returned to Eastern Europe. These were men who had spent much of the war in Moscow and were considered 'trustworthy' by the Soviets.
- Examples: Bierut in Poland, Kolarov in Bulgaria, Pauker in Romania, and Rakosi in Hungary.
- They ensured that post-war governments in their countries would be dominated by Moscow-backed, 'Stalinist' Communists.
Delayed free elections in Eastern Europe
- Promised by Stalin at Yalta to occur within weeks, they weren't held until 19 January 1947.
- Before the elections, there was a campaign of murder, censorship, and intimidation. Over 50,000 people were deported to Siberia.
Case study - poland
- In the elections in Poland, Mikolajczyk’s Polish Peasant Party had 246 candidates disqualified; 149 were arrested and 18 murdered. One million voters were removed from the electoral register.
- Desmond Donnelly in his book Struggle for the World argued that it wasn't surprising that Bierut’s Communists secured complete control in Poland due to the intimidation.
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History SL
Part 1 - Rivalry, Mistrust & Accord (The Cold War)
Unveiling The Salami Tactics: How The USSR Dominated Eastern Europe
685 words
4 mins read
Last edited on 16th Oct 2024
Table of content
Salami tactics explained
- Salami tactics were a method used by the Soviet Union to gain political control over Eastern Europe, step-by-step, like slicing off pieces of a salami.
- It was named after a comment by Hungarian Communist leader Matyas Rakosi.
- Stages
- Soviets supervised the organization of governments in Eastern European states, establishing a broad alliance of 'anti-fascists.'
- Each party was 'sliced off,' one after the other.
- The Communist 'core' remained, and local Communists were replaced with Moscow-trained people if necessary.
Soviet trustworthy leaders in Eastern Europe
- By the end of 1946, Baggage Train leaders returned to Eastern Europe. These were men who had spent much of the war in Moscow and were considered 'trustworthy' by the Soviets.
- Examples: Bierut in Poland, Kolarov in Bulgaria, Pauker in Romania, and Rakosi in Hungary.
- They ensured that post-war governments in their countries would be dominated by Moscow-backed, 'Stalinist' Communists.
Delayed free elections in Eastern Europe
- Promised by Stalin at Yalta to occur within weeks, they weren't held until 19 January 1947.
- Before the elections, there was a campaign of murder, censorship, and intimidation. Over 50,000 people were deported to Siberia.
Case study - poland
- In the elections in Poland, Mikolajczyk’s Polish Peasant Party had 246 candidates disqualified; 149 were arrested and 18 murdered. One million voters were removed from the electoral register.
- Desmond Donnelly in his book Struggle for the World argued that it wasn't surprising that Bierut’s Communists secured complete control in Poland due to the intimidation.
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