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The Soviets were part of the allies in WW2.
Czechoslovakia , Denmark , Poland , France , Belgium , Holland and Norway.
The US owned the West side, the Soviets the East.
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To spread communism outside of Russian soil.
these two countries were supposed to be neutral the same as the Netherlands, however, they were also overrun by the Nazis.
Estonia never got much of a chance to declare itself either way. It was swiftly overrun by the Germans as they began their invasion of the Soviet Union, then a few years later was "liberated" by the Soviets as they drove westward into Germany. And of course the Soviets or the puppets they controlled ran Estonia for nearly fifty years after the war.
The Truman Doctrine gave $400 million to Greece and Turkey to prevent them from being overrun by the Communists/Soviets. This was necessary because the British had to stop supporting Greece after the war (Britain's wealth had been diminished 25% y the war). It also gave military aid to the two countries.
During world war 2 the Japanese overran a few countries which were, Singapore, The US miliary base held on the Philippines, and Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. On 8 May 1942 the Japanese sunk the Lexington and damaged the Yorktown, also.
Countries that were under the Soviets control during the Cold War.
The Soviets were the people of The Soviet Union. Now known today as Russia.
The soviets were fighting for there homeland and freedom from German control. I hope that answers your question.