The Cold War was characterized by mutual distrust, suspicion, and misunderstandings by both the United States and the Soviet Union, and their allies. At times, these conditions increased the likelihood of a third world war. The United States accused the Soviet Union of seeking to expand Communism throughout the world. The Soviets, meanwhile, charged the United States with practicing Imperialism and with attempting to stop revolutionary activity in other countries.
The Soviet Union wanted control of eastern Europe. The United States wanted independent nations in eastern Europe
eastern Europe
decades of war between Eastern and Western Europe.
(Iron Curtain)By 1946, less than a year after the end of World War II, it became clear that the Soviet Union planned to control the Poles, Hungarians, Romanians, and other people of Eastern Europe. Stalin forced communist government on these people. He also used his secret police to arrest anyone who opposed his rule.Many Eastern Europeans tried to escape Soviet control by fleeing to the West. But the Soviets stopped them by building a barbed wire fence which cut off Eastern Europe from the West. They also blocked trade between the eastern and western parts of Europe. Winston Churchill called the Soviet-controlled border between the East and West the "Iron Curtain."
Established control over Eastern Europe.
The Soviet Union wanted control of eastern Europe. The United States wanted independent nations in eastern Europe
The collapse of the USSR, which resulted in many countries in eastern Europe becoming independent and out of the control of Russia.The collapse of the USSR, which resulted in many countries in eastern Europe becoming independent and out of the control of Russia.The collapse of the USSR, which resulted in many countries in eastern Europe becoming independent and out of the control of Russia.The collapse of the USSR, which resulted in many countries in eastern Europe becoming independent and out of the control of Russia.The collapse of the USSR, which resulted in many countries in eastern Europe becoming independent and out of the control of Russia.The collapse of the USSR, which resulted in many countries in eastern Europe becoming independent and out of the control of Russia.The collapse of the USSR, which resulted in many countries in eastern Europe becoming independent and out of the control of Russia.The collapse of the USSR, which resulted in many countries in eastern Europe becoming independent and out of the control of Russia.The collapse of the USSR, which resulted in many countries in eastern Europe becoming independent and out of the control of Russia.The collapse of the USSR, which resulted in many countries in eastern Europe becoming independent and out of the control of Russia.The collapse of the USSR, which resulted in many countries in eastern Europe becoming independent and out of the control of Russia.
The USSR.
Ownership caused confusion between Europe and Asia.
eastern Europe
Yes, the Russians have settled throughout Eastern Europe. At one point, Russia (then the USSR) used to control practically all of Eastern Europe.
Stalin's objective was to have control of most/half of eastern Europe
Stalin's objective was to have control of most/half of eastern Europe
Stalin's objective was to have control of most/half of eastern Europe
decades of war between Eastern and Western Europe.
decades of war between Eastern and Western Europe.
decades of war between Eastern and Western Europe.