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What are superpowers?

Superpowers are the two strongest countries in the world, namely America (the USA) and Russia (the USSR), which had strong military forces and industrial capacity after World War II.

What caused the Cold War?

The Cold War was caused by tensions between the superpowers due to their support for different economic and political systems: capitalism in the West and communism in the East.

What are the two blocs established after 1945?

The world was divided into two blocs: the capitalist West (led by the USA and Western Europe) and the communist bloc (led by the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe).

What was the Iron Curtain?

The Iron Curtain was the imaginary line separating Western Europe from Eastern Europe, symbolizing the division between the capitalist West and the communist East.

What are Soviet satellites?

Soviet satellites are countries in Eastern Europe that came under Soviet domination and had communist governments imposed after World War II.