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Eastern Europe
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Destalinisation within d Soviet Union encouraged eastern europe 2 demand concessions and 2 try 2 weaken soviets influence .
But dey like d west had misunderstood khushchevs motives. Khrushchev cud not gain widespread concessions in d satellite states cuz he feared dat dey cud result in d end of communism in Eastern Europe an d destruction of buffer against d west. |
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Eastern europe
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He was not prepared 2 compromise d security of d Soviet Union.
So wen revolts against soviet control tuk place in East Germany in 1953 and Poland and Hungary in 1956. Dey were ruthlessly suppressed by d Soviet Union . |
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Challenging d west
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D Soviet Union set out 2 challenge d domination of d USA in sport. D Olympic Games became particularly important.
D Soviet Union challenged d wests lead in nuclear weapons. D nuclear race dat developed increased tensions and aggravated d cold wat situation. 1961; D USA tuk d lead in d race as dey put first man into d orbit. |
