they were annexed by the u.s.s.r.
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elections were manipulated by communists placed by the U.S.S.R.
Really biased answers here, and not valuable for an objective view on history. (So not useful unless your teacher is a raging nationalist)
The USSR utilized its economic power, its military power as well as its ideology to establish its satellite states. Yes, force was used in some cases, but programs such as the COMECON and the Warsaw Pact also established ties between nations in what would become the Soviet "sphere of influence". Basically, a lot of the countries also had something to gain by becoming aligned with the USSR, which at the time was a major superpower.
You can see parallels with the USA, which also acted in a similar fashion, with the creation of the Marshall plan and NATO early in the Cold War to establish its own sphere of influence, and its later attempts at containment during the course of the Cold War.
Satellite NationsThey were known collectively as "The Soviet Bloc"
In Eastern Europe, he Soviet Union made satellite Nations of those countries ordering it. Satellite Nations are dependent upon a stronger power. Bulgaria, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, and East Germany became communist.
The Iron Curtain was a term used to describe the ideological and physical division between Western countries and the Soviet satellite nations during the Cold War. These satellite states, which included countries in Eastern Europe like Poland, Hungary, and East Germany, were under the influence and control of the Soviet Union, adhering to communist governance and policies. The Iron Curtain symbolized the separation of these nations from the democratic and capitalist West, highlighting the geopolitical tensions and conflicts that characterized the era. Ultimately, the Iron Curtain represented the broader struggle between communism and democracy, shaping international relations for decades.
The Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact.
The satellite nations are the regions between Germany and Russia that were formed with the assistance of the UN after the MORE
agreeing to the Soviet domination of the Eastern European satellite nations
The Satellite nations were the nations supported by the soviet Union.
The purposes of the satellite nations was to provide natural resources and services to the Soviet Union. The satellite nations were nations that were under the Soviet Union.
Satellite NationsThey were known collectively as "The Soviet Bloc"
In Eastern Europe, he Soviet Union made satellite Nations of those countries ordering it. Satellite Nations are dependent upon a stronger power. Bulgaria, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, and East Germany became communist.
The Soviet Union created Satellite Nations.
Satellite nations were like ALLIES to the communist Superpowers.
The purposes of the satellite nations was to provide natural resources and services to the Soviet Union. The satellite nations were nations that were under the Soviet Union.
The Warsaw Pact.
The Warsaw Pact
Warsaw pact