The people of the Soviet Union had mixed reactions to the independence of Eastern European countries in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Many felt a sense of loss and nostalgia for the stability provided by Soviet rule, while others celebrated the newfound freedoms and opportunities for self-determination. The independence movements were often seen as a threat by Soviet authorities, leading to efforts to suppress dissent. Ultimately, the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 further fueled both discontent and hope among various groups within the USSR.
The Soviet Union created satellite countries in Eastern Europe with communist governments to repress their people, repress free speech & keep people hostage to the Soviet Union's goals.
The Soviet Union helped the German Army on the Eastern Front. The Eastern Front was the Central and Northern part of Europe.
A weak socialist economic, strict daily life control, and nationalist contributed to friction b/w Soviet Union & Eastern Europe
The soviet army planned to stay in conquered areas (EX: Eastern Europe)
The Soviet Union wanted control of eastern Europe. The United States wanted independent nations in eastern Europe
To "Liberate the people" of eastern Europe
The Soviet Union created satellite countries in Eastern Europe with communist governments to repress their people, repress free speech & keep people hostage to the Soviet Union's goals.
The Soviet Union helped the German Army on the Eastern Front. The Eastern Front was the Central and Northern part of Europe.
A weak socialist economic, strict daily life control, and nationalist contributed to friction b/w Soviet Union & Eastern Europe
They revolted against Gorbachev's leadership
The soviet army planned to stay in conquered areas (EX: Eastern Europe)
The Soviet Union wanted control of eastern Europe. The United States wanted independent nations in eastern Europe
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They staged a revolution against Gorbachev's regime.
(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."
Eastern Bloc or Communist Bloc