Life in a Satellite Nation
- People living in satellite nations were forced to follow the U.S.S.R.'s customs and beliefs.
- Many countries were turned communism
- People in satellite nations were separated from western Europe by the iron curtain and were less economically stable than Eastern Europe.
U.S.S.R. Satellite Nations Impact on Today
- The U.S.S.R. satellite nations are less stable than other countries in Europe today, and are still recovering from the communism, and dictatorships they were forced to endure.
- No country that was a communist U.S.S.R. satellite nation is still communist today.
- The countries became independent after the dissolution of the U.S.S.R.
What is a Satellite Nation?
History of U.S.S.R. Satellite Nations
- A Satellite Nation is a nation dominated by a foreign power.
- The U.S.S.R.'s satellite nations were all close to the U.S.S.R. and were mostly taken against their will.
Soviet Union Satellite Nations
The U.S.S.R. had satellite nations to create a barrier to keep future invaders out of The U.S.S.R.
and to continue the spread of communism.
The U.S.S.R tried to make its satellite nations reject American Marshall Plan aid
- Albania
- Bulgaria
- Czechoslovakia
- Hungary
- Romania
- Poland
- "Pioneers in Dictionary Publishing since 1819." Definition of “satellite Nation”. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Feb. 2015.
- "The Establishment and Control of the Soviet Satellite States." The Establishment and Control of the Soviet Satellite States. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Feb. 2015.
- "Silvapages." The East European Satellite States. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Feb. 2015.
- "Soviet Union Rejects Marshall Plan Assistance." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 06 Feb. 2015.
Europe During the Cold War
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Satellite Nations Dominated by the U.S.S.R.