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The Soviets were mainly concerned with creating a buffer between them and Germany, as the USSR had withstood two terribly destructive invasions at Germany's hands in the twentieth century. Thus, by occupying Eastern Europe, the Soviet Union would be protected from future German aggression. Also, the USSR was interested in spreading communism to other countries, which would then be friendly to the Soviets. The American detonation of the atomic bomb startled the Soviet Union into thinking beyond WWII and planning for a battle of Superpowers.

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