WORLD HISTORY

WORLD WAR II

DECOLONIZATION PHASE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A country that ‘orbits’ within the sphere of the influence of a larger country is called a
A
satellite nation
B
orbital country
C
spherical wonder
D
a whatchamacallit
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The term satellite nation was first used to describe certain nations in the Cold War. These were nations that were aligned with, but also under the influence and pressure of, the Soviet Union. The satellite nations of the Cold War were Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and East Germany.

Detailed explanation-3: -a country under the domination of a foreign power. TRANSPORT.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Soviet Union wanted the Satellite Nations because it would give them a defense against future attacks from the West and become a buffer zone (Eastern bloc) for the Soviet Union and West Europe . Another reason was because they wanted a way to spread communism in these countries easily.

Detailed explanation-5: -Satellite nations Satellite nations Satellite nations are countries dominated by a more powerful neighbor. Both nations did agree, however, on the formation of the United Nations (UN) as an international peacekeeping organization. The Soviet Union tightened its hold on nations in Middle and Eastern Europe.

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