The answer to that sort of question is always a matter of opinion. Historians will argue over such matters for a long time to come, hindsight is always '20 20 vision'.
No, World in Conflict: Soviet Assault is an expansion to World in Conflict. You must buy World in Conflict to play it.
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Containment was the foreign policy meant to resist the expansion of the Soviet Union. This policy was implemented by the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
Stalin leveraged the immense loss of Soviet lives during World War II, which amounted to millions, to justify the expansion of Soviet influence in Eastern Europe by framing it as a necessary security measure. He argued that the establishment of friendly, communist governments in neighboring countries was essential to prevent future invasions and protect the Soviet Union. This narrative appealed to national pride and the sacrifices made during the war, positioning Soviet expansion as a means of safeguarding the hard-won peace and stability. Thus, the heavy toll of the war was used to legitimize the imposition of Soviet control over Eastern Europe.
NATO was created to oppose Soviet expansion after World War 2. Economic organizations like the European Common Market also contributed to this effort.
George Kennan proposed "containment" to stop the expansion of Communism. He believed in defending the industrial powers of the world over Soviet expansion at all costs. This included Western Europe, Japan, and the United States.
N.A.T.O. was formed as a counter to Soviet expansion in Europe following WWII.
According to Darwin, it is instinct that allows the appropriate response to various conditions in the natural world. Darwin was an English naturalist.
A map is included in the link below referring to the expansion of the Soviet Union post World War II. There is a key provided on the map. A satellite state is a state that is under high influence of the country though not directly controlled by the country itself. For example, Albania was a satellite state of the Soviet Union, however, it was not a part of the Soviet Union.
It was B Mussolini wanted to expand his country to challenge the Soviet Union, but Hitler wanted to expand his country to increase trade with the Soviet Union.