COLD WAR ERA
IMPACT OF COLD WAR
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allowing free elections when necessary
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imposing prompt and severe repression
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obtaining United Nations assistance
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granting independence to its satellite nations
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Detailed explanation-1: -When Eastern Europeans revolted in the 1950s and 1960s, The soviets responded with military force. They got stronger and more limiting.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Stalinization of Eastern Europe began. The communist party in each country held a complete monopoly of political power. This permitted no independent political parties, no meaningful elections, and no criticism of the ruling communist party.
Detailed explanation-3: -Gorbachev’s decision to loosen the Soviet yoke on the countries of Eastern Europe created an independent, democratic momentum that led to the collapse of the Berlin Wall in November 1989, and then the overthrow of Communist rule throughout Eastern Europe.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.