Czechoslovakia

President Eduard Benes understood that if Czechoslovakia was to remain independent then it would be necessary to maintain Pro-Soviet foreign policy

Already some favor to Soviets as they saw them as liberators

Felt West had done nothing for them

Czechoslovakia

Czech was however in high need of money from Marshall Plans

Czech Communists formed People's Militia to put pressure on government

Benes then formed Communist government

Multiparty Czechoslovak state came to an end

Soviet-style state set up

Yugoslavia

Civil war broke out among partisan groups with the Communists

Josip Tito led fight against Royalist Chetniks

Tito's Communists won

Yugoslavia

Stalin did not trust Tito due in part to the the British and American help he received during the war

Poor relations

1948 - official break took place

Tito became West's favorite communist due to independent foreign policy

Maintained brutal communist style police state