The Soviet Union wanted to secure bases in Finland so they would be able to defend their own country in case of a Nazi invasion. Also, Finland was a known supporter of the Axis powers.
The Cold War was between the Soviet Union and Western democracies.
No , Finland was occupied by the Soviet Union for much of the war. If anything they were sympathetic to Germany on the grounds of "the enemy of my enemy is my friend"
The Soviet Union wanted war.
cold war
Poland was invaded & occupied by both Germany & the Soviet Union.
winter war
The Winter War .
To fight the Soviet Union.
There were two wars between Finland and the Soviet Union which can be considered to be a part of World War 2. Winterwar(Зимняя война in russian.) was fought in 1939-1940 and the Continuation War (Советско-финская война in russian.) was fough 1941-1944.
Not at first, because the Soviet Union attacked Finland. That Winter War 1939-1940 was over, however Finland did decide to join Hitler in his attack on the Soviet Union in June 1941.
Yes. Finland fought against the Soviet Union and later against Germany.
The Cold War was between the Soviet Union and Western democracies.
The war was between the former Soviet Union and Afghanistan, started when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979.
Finland fought on the side of the axis powers(allied with Germany) against the Soviet Union.They did this to regain the territory that they lost to the Soviets during there invasion of Finland in 1939.Finland supplied a all volinteer division to the German SS during the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941,and also invaded the Soviet union itself to reestablish its original borders with Russia that were established after World war I.The Finnish goverment fought 3 different wars with the Soviet Union between 1939-1944.
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The Cold War resulted from lack of trust between the U.S and The Soviet Union.
Finland fought the Soviet Union in the 'Winter War', which started in 1939 and ended when the Moscow Peace Treaty was signed in 1940. Finland ceded Karelia to the Soviets. In World War Two, Finland fought against Russia but was an unofficial member of the Axis Powers. The Soviets conquered Finland on their way to Germany.