HIST 1F95 Final: Historial Terms
Document Summary
The cold war had started and the soviet union was capturing surrounding countries rst to help protect them from any invasion. The people in the captured were forced to join the soviet military. As the soviet union increased greatly in numbers many other countries feared what would happen. Also with this there was the space race" happening. North american treaty organization (nato) was formed between the territories of north. It was to defend each other incase the soviet union attacked. Eisenhower was appointed supreme commander giving us the advantage. Made in response to and similar to nato. Militaries of communist states link up with the soviet union to defend against any western attacks. Largest uprising that occurred within the soviet union. Workers and students were upset with the economy and lack of political freedoms. They wanted to detract itself from the ussr and become a neutral country, with protection under the un.
