BLOC POLITICS AND CUBAN CRISIS

principal function

It was created in 1955 and its ________ was to counter NATOs forces in Europe.

International alliances

________ during the Cold War era were determined by the requirements of the superpowers and the calculations of the smaller states.

Communist China

________ quarreled with the USSR towards the late 1950s, and, in 1969, they fought a brief war over a territorial dispute.

eastern bloc

The ________, known as the Warsaw Pact, was led by the Soviet Union.

Soviet Union

The ________ used its influence in eastern Europe, backed by the very large presence of its armies in the countries of the region, to ensure that the eastern half of Europe remained within its sphere of influence.