Communism was on the march.
When the RED ARMY marched on Germany, it quickly absorbed the nearby nations ESTONIA, LATVIA, AND LITHUANIAinto the Soviet Union. Soon communist forces dominated the governments of ROMANIA and BULGARIA. By the fall of 1945, it was clear that the Soviet-backed LUBLIN REGIME had complete control of Poland, violating the Yalta promise of free and unfettered elections there. It was only a matter of time before Hungary and Czechoslovakia fell into the Soviet orbit. Yugoslavia had an independent communist leader named TITO.