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In the Cold War, there were two superpowers that vied for hegemony in the world. The United States helped the economic recovery of Western Europe, made those countries its allies and in 1949, together with them formed NATO, a response to Soviet military threats. The US allowed the reconstruction of Germany and agreed to the creation of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Meanwhile, the Soviet Union - the other superpower - exerted decisive influence on the countries of Eastern Europe; in many of them their troops continued to station even several years after the WWII; the Soviet authorities maneuvered with local communist forces to win elections and get communist leaders installed in power. As a reaction to NATO, the Soviet Union and the Eastern satellite countries formed the Warsaw Pact. Stalin managed to create a buffor zone that improved Russian security. He also agreed to the creation of Eastern Germany.
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