Stalin saw that controlling these certain country it would enhance their goal of creating security for Russia. The countries needed to be under Soviet Control, so that they wouldn’t be attacked. Yugoslavia is a communist country. World War 2 is over however everything is not calm. Western Europe is struggling economically. As a result of the war, many parts of these countries are being destroyed which means things have be rebuilt and restored.
Situation in Asia: Japan is being occupied by the United States. Korea is split into two parts North and South occupied by the USSR and US respectively.
The Mediterranean and the Middle East: In Iran the USSR remains in control. In Turkey: they are being pressured by Stalin to have naval bases for Russia in the Mediterranean.
The United Nations: In order to get into the first United Nations you had to be fighting against Germany or Japan.
The United Nations Goals: Promote Peace, Security, Human Rights, social and economic development, cooperation and collective action amongst members
Marshall Plan: Aid program to help out Western Europe, and it was funded by the United States. The political goal was to keep them out of communism.
The Formation of NATO: a mutual defense alliance to keep the Russians out, the Americans in and the Germans down.
Indeed, many countries were being destroyed. What did these countries do about these problems? What ended up happening?
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