COLD WAR ERA
IMPACT OF COLD WAR
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Spread Communism in the area
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Create a buffer zone between himself and Germany
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Allow the countries to hold free elections
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Eastern Germany was at first a Soviet military occupation zone, but soon became the German Democratic Republic under German communist party rule. 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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Stalin wanted governments who were loyal and friendly to the Soviet Union, to act as a buffer zone against potential future German aggression. It was agreed Poland would be reorganized under a communist provisional government and free elections would be held at a later date.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the years after World War II, the United States was guided generally by containment-the policy of keeping communism from spreading beyond the countries already under its influence. The policy applied to a world divided by the Cold War, a struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Detailed explanation-4: -Churchill pressed for free elections and democratic governments in Central and Eastern Europe, specifically Poland.