During the post-war period, the ussr was able to control poland and hungary by setting up puppet governments there. keeping soviets troops stationed there. supporting their democratic governments. allowing people to elect their own officials. rebuild europe’s economy. stop communism. strengthen the ussr. boost the united nations.

In the post-war period, the Soviets dominated and made decisions on all important issues in the countries of the so-called Warsaw Pact. If there was an indication that some of the states of the eastern block had a tendency to make a decision independently, or would oppose the will of the Soviet Union, there would be an intervention by the Soviets. This is the case with Poland and Hungary. For example, in Hungary, elections were held after the war, in which the communists had only 17% of the votes, while the independent smallholders party won 57% of the votes. The Soviets reacted through their people in Hungary. Commander Voroshilov refused to recognize the results of the election, and with the Communists established a coalition government. Similar was also in Poland and all other countries of the eastern block.

The Soviets could do this with the help of the puppet governments, and their troops stationed there, that supported such marionette governments.

the crusades are one of the most significant events in the history of europe and the middle east.   they were a series of religious wars carried out by christian crusaders from europe during the timeframe of the middle ages.   beginning in 1095 ce, the crusades saw european knights and noblemen travel to the middle east in an attempt to capture the holy land away from muslim people that had controlled the region for the previous centuries.   the term crusade means ‘cross’.   therefore, the europeans that became crusaders viewed themselves as ‘taking up the cross’.   in fact, many of the crusaders wore crosses on their clothing and armor as they made their pilgrimage to the holy land.

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