Czechloslovkia in 1948 is an unstable democracy, in the middle of Europe. Historically, the Soviet Sponsored Coup d'tat that occured as a result of early elections was not strongly opposed the by Czech government. Suppose, that as a result of the Communist Interior Minister illegally expanding his powers, the CS government holds elections, and the attempted coup...is foiled.
Historically, the USA reacted to the Czechloslovkian Coup by authorising the Marshall plan to stabilise Europe, and the Czechs firmly joined the Soviet Camp (although not happy with the arrangement)
But, if the Czechs manage to fend of the 1948 coup, what happens next?