USA HISTORY

WORLD WAR II 1941 1945

THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was one of Stalin’s major goals in Eastern Europe after World War II?
A
to debate the proper course of socialism
B
to lead Eastern Europe to economic prosperity
C
to create a protective buffer zone of friendly governments
D
to improve education and protect refugees
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -After World War Two a Cold War developed between the capitalist Western countries and the Communist countries of the Eastern Bloc . Soviet leader Joseph Stalin wanted a buffer zone of friendly Communist countries to protect the USSR from further attack in the future.

Detailed explanation-2: -Stalin, on the other hand, wanted Soviet “sphere of influence” in Central and Eastern Europe, starting with Poland, in order to provide the Soviet Union with a geopolitical buffer zone between it and the western capitalist world.

Detailed explanation-3: -So, too, did the Pacific war of 1941–1945 fulfill Stalin’s goal of unleashing a devastating war of attrition between Japan and the “Anglo-Saxon” capitalist powers he viewed as his ultimate adversary.

Detailed explanation-4: -Collectivization and Industrialization. In November 1927, Joseph Stalin launched his “revolution from above” by setting two extraordinary goals for Soviet domestic policy: rapid industrialization and collectivization of agriculture.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.

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