Question

Why did many of the eastern European nations welcome communism and Soviet influence after WWII? A) The Soviet economy remained strong and productive even during wartime. B) The Soviets were enemies of fascism, which had been imposed by Hitler. C) There was a linguistic similarity. D) The attraction of Stalin's "cult of personality"

Answer 1

Many of the Eastern European nations welcomed communism and Soviet influence after WWII because many of the Soviets remained in these countries even after the war ended. The soviet economy also remained strong and productive even during wartime so it was still very strong after the war.