History & Civics
Answer
The world was divided into two blocs after the Second World War —
- The Democratic and Capitalist Bloc under the leadership of America.
- The Communist Bloc under the leadership of Russia.
America tried to maintain her influence by giving economic aid to different countries and on the other hand Russia also tried to influence many countries by spreading the Communist ideology. Russia had great influence in the Eastern Europe, China and South-East Asia while the democratic ideology had its influence on the Southern European countries and many Arabian and African countries.
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