The USSR controlled Poland and Hungary post-war by setting up puppet governments and stationing troops.
During the post-war period, the USSR maintained control over Poland and Hungary by setting up puppet governments in those countries, ensuring Soviet troops were stationed there, and suppressing any attempts at democratic governance through brutal force. The Soviet Union's dominance over these Eastern European nations was a key aspect of Cold War tensions and the spread of communism in the region.
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