Question

after world war II, the Soviet Union dominated Eastern Europe. Beginning in ___ many of the countries established independent governments A)1989 B)1980 C)1993 D)1983

Answer 1

The 1989 Revolutions led to the fall of the allied socialist states to the Soviet Union, the so-called Eastern Bloc, and increased the pressure on Gorbachev to implement greater democracy and autonomy for the constituent republics of the USSR.

The answer is: A) 1989.

Answer 2

The correct answer is A) 1989.

After World War II, the Soviet Union dominated Eastern Europe. Beginning in 1989 many of the countries established independent governments.

Yes, it is true that after World War II, the Soviet Union controlled many European nations under Communism. Joseph Stalin exerted great influence in East Germany, Poland. Rumania, Czechoslovakia, Albania, and Hungary. However, in 1989, and after the Perestroika and glasnost policy led by USRR leader Mikail Gorbachev, the Soviet Union disappear and this allowed the creation of independent governments in the above-mentioned countries once controlled by the USSR.