Soviet Domination of Eastern Europe, Cold War

The Cold War developed from disagreements on the postwar European world. The Soviet Union wanted to feel secure on the western border and did not want to give up what it had gained in Eastern Europe by defeating Germany. Eastern Europe was an area of disagreement in that the United States and Great Britain were in favor of democratic freedom for the liberated nations of Eastern Europe, however Stalin feared this would lead to traditional …

…of rebellion is stated as working for the good of the whole Communist nation to fight against "small nation narrow-mindedness, seclusion and isolation." He attributes this as a domino effect, the weakening of any links in the world system of socialism directly affecting all of the socialist countries. This would have been detrimental not only to Czechoslovakia's interests but other socialist states. According to Breshnev, the invasion was an international duty to defend socialist gains.