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Eastern bloc
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Soviet invasion of Prague Map of Europe in 1960 during the Cold War, showing countries color-coded by political alignment: NATO members in green across Western Europe, Warsaw Pact countries in orange in Eastern Europe, and non-aligned nations in beige. The Soviet Union and its allies are grouped to the east, while Western European countries are aligned with the United States. Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia, wearing a suit and tie, speaks at a podium with microphones during a conference in Belgrade. A large crowd in Budapest surrounds a toppled statue base during the 1956 Hungarian uprising, with a man holding a rifle and another holding a flag standing atop the statue. Destroyed tanks and scattered rubble fill a city street as three men in coats and hats observe the aftermath during the Hungarian Revolution in Budapest, 1956. Suppression of the Prague Spring, 1968 Mikhail Gorbachev
Konrad Adenauer and West Germany's Western alliance

Eastern bloc: References & Edit History

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  • Rebecca M. Kulik
    Rebecca M. Kulik contributes articles on the social sciences and humanities to Encyclopaedia Britannica. 

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Invalidated site: Virtual Centre for Knowledge on Europe - The Eastern bloc in the throes of change. Nov 14, 2025
Add new Web site: Virtual Centre for Knowledge on Europe - The Eastern bloc in the throes of change. Aug 07, 2024
Author attribution added. Sep 26, 2022
New article added. Sep 06, 2022
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