POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959
COLD WAR IN ASIA
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It forcibly took over countries.
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It made nations satellite states.
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It colonized nations for resources.
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It gave military and economic aid.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Soviet Union gave military support to Angola and Mozambique as well as to the African National Congress in South Africa. The Soviet Union also offered educational scholarships to young Africans, especially in English and Portuguese colonies, in hopes of persuading the youth of Africa to adopt communist ideas.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Cold War started in Europe. From 1945 to 1953, the USSR expanded its influence by creating the Eastern Bloc across states like Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary. Stalin set up puppet communist governments that he could control. He repressed anyone who resisted.
Detailed explanation-3: -To many historians considering the aftermath of World War II, the division of Europe was inevitable, because, they believe, Soviet leader Josef Stalin was eager for communism to sweep the continent.
Detailed explanation-4: -Soviet foreign policy in Somalia and Ethiopia was based on the Horn of Africa’s strategic location for international trade and shipping as well as its military importance.
Detailed explanation-5: -Stalin implemented a series of Five-Year Plans to spur economic growth and transformation in the Soviet Union. The first Five-Year Plan focused on collectivizing agriculture and rapid industrialization. Subsequent Five-Year Plans focused on the production of armaments and military build-up.