WHAT COUNTRIES WERE INVOLVED IN THE COLD WAR? - HISTORY - 2024

The countries that were involved in the Cold War were divided into the allies of the United States and the allies of the USSR, totaling more than twenty.

The Cold War was the rivalry that arose between the United States of America and the Soviet Union after World War II.

It was a struggle of powers, beliefs and ideologies. There were no armed confrontations, hence the name "cold" war.

Despite the fact that they had been allies in the war and opposed Nazism, their ideological differences always existed.

The United States was a capitalist, democratic society, based on the freedom of elections, and individualism.

Instead, the Soviet Union relied on communism, a dictatorial government, and the concept of mutual aid.

What countries participated in the Cold War?

Behind these ideological differences, different countries were coupled, through Alliances.

A- United States Allies

NATO: 1949

1- Great Britain

England feared that the Soviets would establish dominance over Eastern Europe when the Communist parties began to win elections in those weak democracies.

2- France

With the consequences of having suffered the war in its own territory, and in the face of the Soviet threat and the flourishing of communism, France became a founding member of NATO.

3- Belgium

Despite being occupied by Nazi Germany, Belgium kept all of its factories and industries intact and quickly recovered. They were always promoters of an economic union.

4- Luxembourg

With a small military force, during the Cold War its largest industry was steel, but financial services remained its largest source of income.

5- Holland

The royal family and the government, exiled, returned and took over the administration of the country. They received financial aid from the United States, through the Marshall Plan.

6- Canada

In the immediate aftermath of World War II, it joined several international defense agreements, including the peace-minded NATO.

7- Denmark

It abandoned its policy of neutrality, which it had adopted since 1864, when it joined NATO.

8- Italy

It had suffered great division with forces allied to the West and the fascists allied to Germany. It became a republic after a referendum that caused even more division.

9- Norway

British neutrality and guarantee had failed to protect Norway from the Germans, who reluctantly joined NATO in 1949.

10- Greece

In 1952, the winner of the elections, Papagos, focused on economic recovery and improving international security by joining NATO.

11- Turkey

By joining NATO, he extended the boundaries of the allies with the eastern bloc, and added more than a million men to his forces.

12- West Germany

Under the new terms, the Allies stationed troops in West Germany for NATO defense.

B- Allies of the USSR

WARSAW COVENANT: 1955

1- Poland

Soviet forces expelled the Germans from Poland in 1944-45 and a communist government was established by the Soviet Union.

2- East Germany

It adopted a socialist republic and the rivalry between both Germanies grew.

3- Albania

Having suffered pressure from communist guerrillas, in late 1944 the country declared itself the People's Republic of Albania

4- Bulgaria

Although they withdrew from the war in 1944, they remained occupied by Soviet troops, who established a coalition government.

5- Czechoslovakia

It emerged from World War II within the Russian sphere of influence. Prague was liberated by the Red Army in May 1945. A communist government was established.

6- Hungary

During the war it was an ally of Germany and when it ended it fell under Soviet rule.

7- Romania

He was an ally of Germany but in the middle of the war, after a coup, he changed sides and joined the Soviets who occupied the country at the end of the war.

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