Why were nations such as Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, and Poland called satellite states of the Soviet Union?

A) They were part of the Allied group during World War I.

B) They were a threat to the Soviet Union's policy of expansion.

C) They provided financial aid to the Soviet Union during World War II.

D) They were dependent on and controlled by the nearby Soviet Union.

E) They were the neighboring states of the Soviet Union.

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28 September, 07:27

Why were nations such as Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, and Poland called satellite states of the Soviet Union?

A) They were part of the Allied group during World War I.

B) They were a threat to the Soviet Union's policy of expansion.

C) They provided financial aid to the Soviet Union during World War II.

D) They were dependent on and controlled by the nearby Soviet Union.

E) They were the neighboring states of the Soviet Union.

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Chloe Humphrey · Answer 1

Soviet satellite states are the countries that remained occupied by the Soviet Union at the end of World War II and had their governments replaced by governments based on the Soviet model. These countries included Albania, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and East Germany. The term "satellite" was applied because in the view of the West, these were countries effectively caught in the "orbit" of the communist superpower.