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Communism as practiced in the USSR and Eastern Bloc was a highly dictatorial system in which people had no say in the decisions of their own governments, which many people found offensive. In addition, the communist economic system, in which the government owned everything and employed everybody, worked rather badly. It was supposed to be a "workers' paradise" because the entire emphasis of communism is upon the protection of workers from exploitation by employers, however, the resulting system made it impossible either to reward people for doing a good job or to penalize people for doing a bad job. Under the circumstances, selfish people found it easier to do a bad job, and most things wound up being done badly. In addition to those two problems, the USSR was put together from 16 different republics all of which had their own regional, ethnic, and religious aspirations that were not met by the USSR.
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What did the Cold War change or end?
Between 1985 and 1991, when the USSR dissolved and Russia withdrew its occupation of Eastern Europe.
What are the causes of cold war and its emergence?
The major cause for the Cold War were Ideological difference between the two super blocs viz. USA - supporting capitalism and USSR supporting Communism
What were the 2 opposing idealogies that waged the cold war and created 2 major political boundaries were?
The two opposing ideologies that waged the Cold War were capitalism and communism. Capitalism, represented by the United States and its allies, advocated for free-market economies and individual liberties. Communism, represented by the Soviet Union and its allies, promoted state-controlled economies and the abolition of private property. These ideologies led to the creation of two major political boundaries: the Iron Curtain in Europe, dividing communist Eastern Europe from capitalist Western Europe, and the Korean Demilitarized Zone, separating North and South Korea.
What events lead to the creation of the phrase iron curtain?
Following WW II, the USSR took control of the nations of eastern Europe which became satellite states, and kept out normal commerce and travel to western Europe. Therefore, as Winston Churchill observed, it was as if an iron curtain had fallen across Europe, sealing off the eastern part from the west.
To what degree are ideological differences responsible for growing hostility between the USSR and the US from 1945-1949?
Communism and Non-Communists existed prior to WW2. We just had a temporay truce until the Axis Powers were defeated. After Germany and Japan were defeated then we concentrated on each other in the cold war. The AXIS POWERS were an immediate danger to the world.
Nickname for eastern Europe countries supported by USSR?
The countries which had been seized by the USSR are called the Eastern Bloc.
Which country was the leader of the eastern bloc?
The USSR
Was Hungary part of the USSR?
Hungary was an Eastern Bloc country but never part of the USSR.
Which two members of the Communist Bloc did the USSR invade to protect Communism there?
Hungary and Czechoslovakia
Who granted freedom to the countries of Eastern Europe in the 1980's?
No countries became independent in Eastern Europe in the 1980s. Czechoslovakia did not break up until 1990 and the USSR and Yugoslavia did not break up until 1991 (However, Lithuania gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1990). In the late 1980s, countries in Eastern Europe began to change. The Eastern Bloc was crumbling and communism was falling. Basically, countries just changed politics.
Which communist country supported the Sandinista government?
The USSR, Cuba and the Eastern Bloc, as well as leftist from the capitalist bloc.
Who headed the east bloc during the Cold War?
The USSR headed the eastern bloc during the Cold War.
What was the purpose of the eastern bloc nations?
USSR wanted the countries to be communist but the other allies thought it would cause another rebellion the allies started fighting china, north korea, and the USSR so the USSR made blockades so they didn't get over run by allied forces
What was a part of the eastern bloc during the cold war?
Nations:PolandCzechoslovakiaHungaryRomaniaAlbaniaBulgariathe DDR (East Germany)The USSR
Who did Hungary fight in 1956?
Its Warsaw Pact allies. Hungary decided on independence from the Soviet Bloc, and the USSR organised the other countries in eastern Europe to put down the secession.
Who After the war countries that were governed by communists and under soviet control were called?
Union of the Soviet Socialist Republic> Or USSR.
what nations was part of the eastern bloc during the cold war?
Nations:PolandCzechoslovakiaHungaryRomaniaAlbaniaBulgariathe DDR (East Germany)The USSR
