Describe the methods used by stalin in the takeover of Eastern Europe

In the 1945 elections, a Communist-led coalition was elected to power. ... Stalin had promised to set up a joint Communist/non-Communist government at Yalta, but then he invited 16 non-Communist leaders to Moscow and arrested them. Thousands of non-Communists were arrested, and the Communists won the 1947 election.

"The Roman army made the roads and sea routes safe for traders. In turn, trade helped the economy grow. People in each area of the empire could sell what they grew or made to people in other areas who could use these goods. They could also buy things that they couldn't produce for themselves."

This answer is not my own work. It was written by the teachers of Delaware City Schools.

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