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Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania and Finland were handed over to the Soviet Union by Adolf Hitler while their alliance was in effect. Stalin released those nations at the end of the war but kept the nations in Eastern Europe.
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∙ 13y agoThe Cold War didn't involve any very intense fighting ( with the army involved ) but they had control over East Europe which was east of the Iron Curtain. It's control was based on communism and the Soviet side ( EAST ) was filled with poor people.
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What did the Soviet Union do in Europe that upset the US?
They took it over. The Soviet Union was just a name they had for all the countries that were taken over (13 I believe). It collapsed at the end of the cold war and those countries were not under the control of the soviet union anymore.
When did the communist bloc start and how was it created?
The Communist Bloc was created in the late 1940s and early 1950s by the Soviet Union. Essentially, the Soviet Union took over the countries and forced them into communism.
What two countries were involved in the cold war after the world war was over?
The Soviet Union and the United States .
What did Stalin want to use the border countries for?
Soviet Union interest in Finland, Estonia,Latvia and Lithuania had to do with security. Stalin feared these countries could serve as base of operations for Germany or West as a whole in an event of attack against Soviet Union. On the other hand, seizing control over these countries would provide Soviet Union with a firmer foothold in area of Baltic Sea.
Is Russia still the Soviet Union?
First there was Russia, then there was the Soviet Union, now there's Russia again. The Soviet Union is no more. Russia is the name of the country now, as it was before. The Soviet Union, or more formally the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics or USSR, was composed of 15 different republics, of which Russia was the most powerful. Now it has broken up into 15 independent nations.
What did the Soviet Union do in Europe that upset the US?
They took it over. The Soviet Union was just a name they had for all the countries that were taken over (13 I believe). It collapsed at the end of the cold war and those countries were not under the control of the soviet union anymore.
When did the communist bloc start and how was it created?
The Communist Bloc was created in the late 1940s and early 1950s by the Soviet Union. Essentially, the Soviet Union took over the countries and forced them into communism.
What two countries were involved in the cold war after the world war was over?
The Soviet Union and the United States .
What are 4 countries taken over by the Soviet Union during World War 2?
Poland, Romania, East Germany, and Czechoslovakia. Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania fell under Soviet domination just before the war began.
What did Stalin want to use the border countries for?
Soviet Union interest in Finland, Estonia,Latvia and Lithuania had to do with security. Stalin feared these countries could serve as base of operations for Germany or West as a whole in an event of attack against Soviet Union. On the other hand, seizing control over these countries would provide Soviet Union with a firmer foothold in area of Baltic Sea.
What was Hitler's greatest failure?
not destoying Britain before trying to take over the soviet union
Is Russia still the Soviet Union?
First there was Russia, then there was the Soviet Union, now there's Russia again. The Soviet Union is no more. Russia is the name of the country now, as it was before. The Soviet Union, or more formally the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics or USSR, was composed of 15 different republics, of which Russia was the most powerful. Now it has broken up into 15 independent nations.
What country did Stalin take over?
During World War 2, Joseph Stalin was the dictator of the Soviet Union.
In 1961 the Soviet Union attempted?
In 1961 the Soviet Union attempted to take over West Berlin.
What happened to the countries of Eastern Europe following World War 2?
Answer this question…Hungary
Why is Russia's nickname the Soviet Union?
It is not. In 1917, Vladimir Lenin and his Bolshevik Party took over Russia and changed it into a communist nation. That nation became the Soviet Union, a group of communist states combined into one country. In 1991, the Soviet Union collapsed and broke up into fifteen countries, including Russia.
Who presided over the Soviet Union during the Cold War and just prior to its breakup?
Several men presided over the Soviet Union during the Cold War; the last leader of the Soviet Union was Boris Yel'tsin.
