![]() The start of the Cold War in 1947 was caused by a belief that all governments would become either communist or capitalist. The Red Army eventually won the war in 1922, and established the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (also called the Soviet Union), along with the newly formed Socialist Republics of Ukraine, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. The Allied Powers of World War I, such as the United States, the United Kingdom, and France, invaded Russia to support the White Army and stop the Red Army. The White Army was not very united or organized. The Russian Civil War began, with the Soviet Russian Red Army fighting against the White Army of anticommunist Russians. Many countries that had been part of the Russian Empire had left, such as Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, and Belarus. However, not everyone supported the communists. The Bolsheviks created a new communist government called the Russian Soviet Federation Socialist Republic (also called simply Soviet Russia or the Russian SFSR). In November 1917, a communist group called the Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin, overthrew the new government and were supported by groups of workers called Soviets. ![]() Unfortunately, it was ineffective, and people were still unhappy. The new government in Russia was a democratic socialist government. In February 1917, Tsar Nicholas II of the Russian Empire was overthrown because people were unhappy with their living conditions (like being a serf), especially during World War I. Other countries allied with the Eastern Bloc included Angola (1975–1991), Cuba, Bolivia, Cambodia (1977–1979), South Yemen, Tunisia, Nepal, Bhutan, Libya (1974–1991), Mongolia (1976–1988), Jamaica, North Korea, China and Laos (1975–1991). The Warsaw Pact was an alliance created in 1955 and included the USSR, Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary (until 1976), Poland, and Romania. The Eastern Bloc was the group of socialist countries led by the Soviet Union. Other countries allied with the Western Bloc include Israel, Brazil, South Korea, Kenya (1960-1991), Bangladesh (1964-1968), Pakistan, North Yemen, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Philippines, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an alliance created in 1949 and included the United States, the United Kingdom, France, West Germany, Canada, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Norway, Denmark, Greece, and Turkey. The Western Bloc was the name of the capitalist countries led by the United States. ![]() Most of the countries on the other side were allied by the Warsaw Pact, whose most powerful country was the Soviet Union. Most of the countries on one side were allied by NATO, whose most powerful country was the United States.
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