But the most important ones are the ones which were located in Eastern Europe (Poland,Estonia etc.). ... Unlike the way that Stalinism or militarism caused the Soviet Union to collapse. ... The ethnic conflicts had caused great troubles in Bosnia, Kosovo and many places in Eastern Europe so many wars in Caucasia and middle Asia are expected. ... The collapse of communism had also caused many nationalist competitions in Eastern Europe. The West should encourage the former Eastern Europe Communist States (satellites) to build up capitalist systems and have more relations (trade etc.) with th...

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Unlike the western democratic nations with free markets, the Soviet Union operated an economy that was completely centralized. ... Europe was effectively split into two spheres of influence. Western Europe, aided by the United States, was democratic and capitalist. Eastern Europe, comprising of the USSR and the satellites, was Communist. ... The plan, also known, as the European Economic Recovery Plan, aimed to use money to stabilise post-WW2 Europe to minimize the chance of communist uprisings. ...

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Temporary Agreements There was no general peace conference immediately after the war. Instead the victorious powers made temporary agreements concerning the militarily occupation of former Axis and Axis controlled countries. Germany and Austria were each divided into four zones under American, ...

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Unlike Tito, Mihajlovic wanted to restore the old Yugoslavian ruling order that had governed the country before World War Ï. ... Stalin wanted to add Yugoslavia to the East European Communist bloc. ... It was his leadership that made Yugoslavia one of the most liberal communist countries in Europe. ...

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Before we can assess the effectiveness of blitzkrieg we must understand how it works. Once that is explained, we can begin to see how it was effective in Poland and other countries such as France. Then, we can examine why it was not successful in the USSR. Blitzkrieg is a strategy that utilizes s...

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