<span>Stalin wanted a buffer zone because Germany had invaded the USSR twice in the last 30 years.</span>
Japan gained control over Korea in 1910, and it remained part of its empire until the end of WWII in 1945. This happened during the rule of the Meiji government in Japan. Their rule over Korea ended when the US and Soviet forces took it away from them.
Answer:
Blockade
Explanation:
Basically blocking supplies from going in. From either allied ships or trade.