Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Hungary, Czecholavakia, East Germany, Bulgaria, Rumania, and Albania. Yugoslavia was under control of Marshal Tito and remained independent of Moscow, despite being an ardent Communist. Rumania, in the 1950's, was committed to an independent foreign policy under the leadership of Cechescu and his wife.
Churchill thinks the goals of the Soviet Union were that all the European countries lay in the Soviet area of influence and all are subject to a very high & increasing degree of control from Moscow. In the Congressional Record, March 5, 1946 Churchill stated "I do not believe that the Soviet Union desire war. What it desires is the fruits of war and the indefinite expansion of its power and doctrine. ~Dimonique♥
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.
The area of Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic is 69,700 square kilometers.
The area under Soviet control during the Cold War was commonly referred to as the "Eastern Bloc." This included countries such as Poland, East Germany, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Romania, and Albania.
Eastern Europe was influenced and controlled by the Soviet Union.
Germany. Soviet union. South Africa
The USA and the Soviet Union (Now day the Russian area) were the main countries.
The various countries in America have different spheres of influence, you need to specify which country.
The funny thing is the same question was on my DG (Daily Geography) Soviet Union, Canda, China and United States.
Churchill thinks the goals of the Soviet Union were that all the European countries lay in the Soviet area of influence and all are subject to a very high & increasing degree of control from Moscow. In the Congressional Record, March 5, 1946 Churchill stated "I do not believe that the Soviet Union desire war. What it desires is the fruits of war and the indefinite expansion of its power and doctrine. ~Dimonique♥
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.
The 10 largest countries by land area are:RussiaCanadaU.S.A.ChinaBrazilAustraliaIndiaArgentinaKazakhstanSudan
The 3 smallest countries in the world are Vatican city with an area of 0.44 square km, Monaco with an area of 2.02 square km and Nauru with an area of 21 square km.
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