Question

After world war II, why did the soviet union take over a number of countries to its west

Answer 1

The Soviet Union did this because they wanted to rebuild and expand their country after massive destruction and loss of life during the war. Essentially this aggressive expansion and annexing of these countries made the world realize that the Soviets were a massive threat to the world even though they were allies during WWII. I hope this helps :)

Answer 2

to create a buffer zone between itself and the western power

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