THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE COLD WAR
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They only allowed members of the communist party to run for office.
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They denied free elections and installed communist governments.
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These countries freely elected communist leaders and governments.
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They assassinated any leader elected to office that was not a member of the communist party.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Soviet Union’s ideological commitment to achieving communism included the development of socialism in one country and peaceful coexistence with capitalist countries while engaging in anti-imperialism to defend the international proletariat, combat capitalism and promote the goals of communism.
Detailed explanation-2: -After the Russian Civil War (1917–1923), the Bolsheviks took control. They were dedicated to a version of Marxism developed by Vladimir Lenin. It promised the workers would rise, destroy capitalism, and create a socialist society under the leadership of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Detailed explanation-3: -Collapse of the Soviet Union In 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev removed the constitutional role of the Communist Party. Because of this it allowed non-communists to take power. As a result, Boris Yeltsin then became the first president of Russia.
Detailed explanation-4: -Stalin wanted Eastern Europe under his thumb both as a defense buffer to protect the Soviet motherland and to expand socialism, the communist economic system. He believed that “scientific laws” of history determined that the world would eventually become socialist.