communism changed it because they all lived the pheasant way of life so they were all equals.
USSR Communist leader Josef (Joseph) Stalin mainly aimed to expand Communism. He felt that 'Communism was one country of the world'. During the Cold War he began taking over many Eastern European countries that were weak and if any opposed Communism they would be killed or arrested. Soon, he controlled Eastern Europe. then he wanted to drive further but since the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Aid came into the equation he couldn't expand Communism.
The European group that sought to expand communism was the Soviet Union and its affiliated parties, particularly during the Cold War. The Communist Party of the Soviet Union aimed to promote communist ideology and support revolutionary movements across Europe and beyond, often through the establishment of communist governments in Eastern Europe. This expansionist agenda was encapsulated in the concept of "proletarian internationalism," which advocated for global communist solidarity.
The Chinese promised autonomy to the Tibetans, but eventually, Chinese control tightened, and the Dalai Lama (religious leader of Tibet) fled to India. This is like the Soviet Union's promises to the countries of Eastern Europe because these promises were a ploy to expand communism.
The Mongols were never able to expand to Western Europe, the farthest west they could get was Eastern Europe.
After World War II, Stalin aimed to control Eastern Europe to create a buffer zone against potential Western aggression and to expand Soviet influence. He sought to spread communism and establish pro-Soviet governments in the region, believing this would secure the USSR's borders and enhance its geopolitical power. Additionally, controlling Eastern Europe allowed Stalin to extract resources and strengthen the Soviet economy, consolidating his regime's stability and authority.
Hitler's plan was to conquer 'living space' for Germans in Eastern Europe. He wanted Jews out from the Eastern Europe and he also wanted the Slav population reduced. NO ACTUALLY HE WANTED LIVING SPACE FOR THE ARYAN RACE.
believed that the Soviet Union would not risk war to expand communism
The statesman who championed world Sovietism after World War II was Joseph Stalin. As the leader of the Soviet Union, Stalin aimed to spread communism and expand Soviet influence globally. He supported the establishment of communist governments in Eastern Europe and promoted international socialist movements.
The marshal plan
Between 1945 and 1949, Stalin aimed to spread communism by establishing communist governments in Eastern Europe through a mix of political pressure, manipulation, and military intervention. He solidified Soviet influence in countries like Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria, often supporting or installing local communist parties in power. The establishment of the Cominform in 1947 served to coordinate communist activities across Europe, while the Marshall Plan's rejection further entrenched the divide between Eastern and Western blocs. These actions contributed to the onset of the Cold War as the Soviet Union sought to expand its ideological reach.
Yes. They wanted to expand the territory controlled by communisim and have a barrier between the USSR and Western Europe, after Hitler's invasion.
Germany wanted to to expand in Europe. Italy wanted to expand in Africa. Japan wanted to expand in Asia & the Pacific.