HISTORY
THE COLD WAR ERA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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A communist state meant to create a buffer zone for the USSR
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A communist state that fought against the USSR
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A colony in outer space circling the planet
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A capitalist state that was part of NATO
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Detailed explanation-1: -Thus Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland and Rumania are by this definition satellite states. Yugoslavia is not because, although it is a Communist state, it is not at present subservient to the Kremlin nor an integral part of the Soviet system.
Detailed explanation-2: -A satellite state or dependent state is a country that is formally independent in the world but under heavy political, economic, and military influence or control from another country.
Detailed explanation-3: -Soviet leader Joseph Stalin wanted a buffer zone of friendly Communist countries to protect the USSR from further attack in the future.
Detailed explanation-4: -From the perspective of the Soviet Union the satellite states gave them a buffer zone between themselves and a hostile west. They gained a large territory with which they could trade. It enhanced their power and, in theory, strengthened communism.