Soviet expansion
Iron Curtain's growth
Soviet expansion refers to the spread of Soviet political influence, territorial control, and communist ideology, particularly during the Cold War era.
The term typically describes the USSR's establishment of satellite states in Eastern Europe after World War II, support for communist movements worldwide, and military interventions to maintain its sphere of influence: Western leaders feared Soviet expansion into the Mediterranean.
The phrase often carries connotations of aggressive imperialism from an American or Western perspective.
- alliancesFormal unions for cooperation
- wallVertical enclosing structure
- Berlin WallCold War partition
- Warsaw PactSoviet-led military alliance
- puppet governmentsRegimes controlled by outsiders
communism · proxy wars · planned economy · buffer zones · socialism · border · diplomatic pressure · arms race · collectivization · espionage · secret police · checkpoint · poster · Marxism-Leninism · trade agreements · uniform · hammer and sickle · statue
Soviet expansioncontainment policy
Strategy limiting rival expansion
deterrence · containment · Truman Doctrine · Marshall Plan · collective security
Soviet expansiondemocratic revolution
Mass movement establishing self-governance
democratization · Westernization · globalization · Marshall Plan
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