As the Soviet Union dissolved and the cold war ended the balance of power in Europe and especially Eastern European changed forever.
While earlier, the Soviet Union held sway over much of Eastern Europe, that completely disintegrated overnight. The Soviet influence in the region was shattered.
On the edges of Eastern Europe were the NATO countries, who quickly became the dominant political and military force in the region without any rival.
Communism and socialist policies also ended as newly freed countries started to transition to market-based economy.
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Banks loaned money to rich tycoons who were expanding the railroads
The answer is A. His base of support was inside the preservationist wing of the Republican Party, and despite the fact that he had made his own profession as an aggressor adversary of Communism, Nixon saw chances to enhance relations with the Soviet Union and set up relations with the People's Republic of China.
