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I will attempt a three-part answer to the question. Firstly, the Zeitgeist (German for "spirit of the times") for much of that part of the world's history was/has been the presence of strong, patriarchal leaders. Within that cultural and historical framework, male tyrannical leaders (such as the Czars of Russia, the Napoleonic types, etc.) continued to thrive, grow and yes, even to be groomed, in the ultimate nationalistic super-power zeal (which captivated much of Asian - European imagination and fervor). The evidence of this "super power" status was the annexation and subjugation of neighboring countries (which served a secondary purpose of also appropriating said countries' natural and other resources. Lacking a spirit of international interdependence, such as that proposed by Harry Truman in the League of Nations concept, there was as yet a barbaric, survival of the fittest mentality amongst nations) So, it could be argued that some communist countries were so only by result and NOT by design. In any event, people will always need order, protection, food and some semblance of peace (see Erickson's "Needs Hierarchy"). As people felt these needs provided by a strong, authoritarian regime, they were content to coexist within that regime for awhile. It is a well documented fact that communist regimes - although brutal, were quite efficient in their domestic economic productivity.
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What was not an Eastern European nation under Communist control?
Italy, Spain, France, West Germany, and the United Kingdom were all major nations who were not Eastern European countries and not under communist control.
Name 6 eastern European countries that used to be communist?
Romania, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, East Germany, Hungary,
How did Stalin break the agreement of the yalta conference?
He turned over control of Eastern European countries to their Communist parties and prevented free and fair elections. This made these countries satellites to be controlled by Moscow, and their populations slaves to the party bosses.
What was the Eastern bloc made up of?
communist countries led by the Soviet Union
Was the iron curtain a product of nazi Germany or the soviet union?
The iron curtain was a product of the Soviet union and the spread of communism through eastern europe through the 1950s and 60s. There was a gigantic ideological and economical divide between communist eastern european countries and the capitalist western european countries. The communist countries were believed to be behind an "iron curtain" as Winston Churchill put it. The biggest physical symbol of this was the Berlin Wall.
Why did many Eastern European countries become associated with USSR?
Eastern European countries became communist, which was a political ideology modernized by the USSR.
Which of the following countries would have been most likely to join the Warsaw Pct?
An Eastern European communist country
What state was not an Eastern European nation under communist controls?
Italy and france was not an Eastern European nation that was under communist control
What was not an Eastern European nation under Communist control?
Italy, Spain, France, West Germany, and the United Kingdom were all major nations who were not Eastern European countries and not under communist control.
What were the seven East European Soviet satellite countries?
All were communist states. Also Eastern Germany.
What country was not an eastern European nation under communist?
Italy and France was not an Eastern European nation that was under communist control
Why do western Europeans generally have a higher standard of living than eastern Europeans?
Haha. I saw this in my homework. Well it is simple. The west is more rich because the countries in eastern Europe used to be communist, and the leaders of the eastern European countries still have communist.
What was the name of alliance of Eastern European Communist Countries?
fly at night
Name 6 eastern European countries that used to be communist?
Romania, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, East Germany, Hungary,
Why did many eastern European countries become associated with the USSR?
Eastern european countires controlled by the USSR at the end of World War II adopted communist governments under soviet domination
What organization was created to support central and eastern European communist countries?
nato:unoted state warsaw pact: soviet union
What three eastern European countries made a peaceful transitions from communist to free market soceties?
Poland, Chechoslovakia, and Romania.
