The Soviet Union wanted to create a buffer zone to the west of Russia. This "Iron Curtain", as it came to be known, would take the hit before Russia did. It may or may not have been Stalin's intention to use this to spread communism, but it was certainly for the motherland's protection.
The Soviet Union wanted control of eastern Europe. The United States wanted independent nations in eastern Europe
eastern Europe
A weak socialist economic, strict daily life control, and nationalist contributed to friction b/w Soviet Union & Eastern Europe
Established control over Eastern Europe.
The Soviet leaders probably viewed the Marshall Plan and NATO as direct threats to Soviet security. Soviet leaders felt the United States was using its wealth to buy influence and power in Europe. They feared that strong, rebuilt Western European nations would be a threat to its satellite nations in Eastern Europe.
The Soviet Union wanted control of eastern Europe. The United States wanted independent nations in eastern Europe
eastern Europe
eastern Europe
The Soviet Union wanted control of eastern Europe. The United States wanted independent nations in eastern Europe
The Soviet Union wanted control of eastern Europe. The United States wanted independent nations in eastern Europe
The Soviet Union wanted control of Eastern Europe. The United States wanted independent nations in Eastern Europe.
The Soviet Union wanted control of eastern Europe. The United States wanted independent nations in eastern Europe
A weak socialist economic, strict daily life control, and nationalist contributed to friction b/w Soviet Union & Eastern Europe
Established control over Eastern Europe.
The Soviet leaders probably viewed the Marshall Plan and NATO as direct threats to Soviet security. Soviet leaders felt the United States was using its wealth to buy influence and power in Europe. They feared that strong, rebuilt Western European nations would be a threat to its satellite nations in Eastern Europe.
They left it under control of the Soviet Union.
Eastern Europe, until 1989.