1. Communism East Europe
All opposition parties were banned although parties who were sympathetic to communism and who shared the communist ideals were allowed. All power was concentrated into the hands of the Communist party. ... The Communist Party invaded and controlled every aspect of political, social, cultural and economic life. ... In 1936 Stalin began what became known as the "purges- whose function it was to try members of the communist party who had acted treasonously. (5) The result of these was that five thousand party members were arrested and stripped of their membership. ... Soviet troops were calle...
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