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The initiatives of the Truman Doctrine solidified the post-war division between the United States and the Soviet Union, and the Soviet Union responded by tightening its control over Eastern Europe. [81] Countries aligned with the Soviet Union became known as the Eastern Bloc, while the U.S. and its allies became known as the Western Bloc.
At the end of World War II, most eastern and central European countries were occupied by the Soviet Union, [85] known as “European colonies”, while remaining independent though their politics, military, foreign and domestic policies were dominated by the Soviet Union.
Saul, Norman E. Distant Friends: The United States and Russia, 1763-1867 (1991) Saul, Norman E. Concord and Conflict: The United States and Russia, 1867-1914 (1996) Saul, Norman E. The A to Z of United States-Russian/Soviet Relations (2010) Saul, Norman E. Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Foreign Policy (2014).
This territory was politically, economically, and militarily dominated by the Soviet Union amidst the Cold War, covering an area of approximately 35,000,000 km 2 (14,000,000 sq mi). [a] The term "Soviet empire" collectively refers to the world's territories that the Soviet Union dominated politically
The Soviet Union was greatly assisted in its wartime effort by the United States via Lend-Lease. In total, the U.S. deliveries to the USSR through Lend-Lease amounted to $11 billion in materials: over 400,000 jeeps and trucks; 12,000 armored vehicles (including 7,000 tanks, about 1,386 [83] of which were M3 Lees and 4,102 M4 Shermans); [84 ...
Russia, the Soviet Union, and the United States (2nd ed. 1990) online covers 1781–1988; Gaddis, John Lewis. The United States and the Origins of the Cold War, 1941–1947 (2000). Garthoff, Raymond L. Détente and confrontation: American-Soviet relations from Nixon to Reagan (2nd ed. 1994) In-depth scholarly history covers 1969 to 1980. online
Dugin, who in a 2008 interview with The Times said friendly U.S. relations with former Soviet states were a declaration of "psychological, geopolitical, economic and open war," is not the only man ...
Empire: Total War is focused on exploration, economics, politics, religion, the founding of colonies and, ultimately, conquest. The game is set in the early modern period from 1700 until the end of the 18th century, [1] allowing players to lead various nations and attempt to dominate Europe, the Middle East, India, North America and the Caribbean, along with the maritime trade theatres of the ...