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It was part of Czechoslovakia from 1919 until 1945, when the Soviet Union annexed it. Hungary had seized a large part of it in 1938, and held it until driven out by the USSR army.
The leaders in Poland and Hungary both wished to follow a different path to socialism.
Yes, of course. Until around 1991 it was part of the Soviet Union (USSR). In the distant past various parts of Ukraine formed part of Russia, Hungary and Poland.
Austria (before WWII) Czechoslovakia (before WWII) Memel (before WWII) Albania (after collapse of Italy) Algeria (part, then a French colony) Belarus (White Russia, Part of USSR) Belgium Bulgaria (nominally an ally) Danzig Denmark Egypt (very small part, then a British protectorate) Estonia (part of USSR) France Greece Hungary (nominally an ally) Italy (Northern Italy after Italian surrender in 1943) Latvia (part of USSR) Libya (nominally an Italian colony) Lithuania (part of USSR) Luxembourg Moldova (then part of Romania) The Netherlands Norway Poland Romania (nominally an ally) Russia (Portion, part of USSR) Soviet Union (Portions, see notes elsewhere) Tunisia (then a French colony) Ukraine (part of USSR) Yugoslavia (including what is now Bosnia, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia)
When faced with opposition the USSR would always send in the tanks.