Which of the following statements best describes the spread of communism in the years immediately following World War 11?

The number of communist countries increased during these years.

The number of communist countries decreased during these years.

The number of communist countries stayed the same during these years.

The number of communist countries increased in Asia but decreased in Europe.

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Daphne Pineda

29 November, 04:41

Which of the following statements best describes the spread of communism in the years immediately following World War 11?

The number of communist countries increased during these years.

The number of communist countries decreased during these years.

The number of communist countries stayed the same during these years.

The number of communist countries increased in Asia but decreased in Europe.

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Option A.

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The number of communist countries increased exponentially in Europe after the second world war. The reason being that the Soviet Union occupied practically all of Eastern Europe by the end of the war as well as in the balkans. Unsurprisingly, they refused to un-occupy the nations and instead they established communist governments in order to maintain a strong foundation of "Satellite States"