COLD WAR ERA
IMPACT OF COLD WAR
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The Soviet Union used military and diplomatic pressures to install Communist governments. .
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Communist governments were able to significantly increase agricultural productivity.
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Members of the Communist party won free elections in these nations
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The region had a long tradition of strong Communist parties.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why were Communist governments established in most nations of Eastern Europe so quickly after World War II? The Soviet Union used military and diplomatic pressures to install Communist governments. Communist governments were able to significantly increase agricultural productivity.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -After WWII, Europe’s economy was left in shambles. An estimated millions of people were left homeless. This made communism seem more appealing and easier to spread in East Europe. East Europe almost all became Communist, because of the facts above, as well as how close they were to Russia.
Detailed explanation-4: -The purpose of the Eastern bloc’s formation was primarily to protect Soviet military interests. Eastern European countries formed a “buffer zone” for the U.S.S.R., mitigating the potential consequences of invasion from the West. The formation of the Warsaw Pact in 1955 codified the military alignment of the bloc.