Question

Why should American textbooks emphasize the geographic size of the Soviet Union

Answer 1

They shouldn't the ruskies shouldn't get that much praise REEEEEEEEEE (pls no report the actual answer is so they get a feel for how much of a threat they were)

Answer 2

Answer:

The books should emphasize the size of the Soviet Union because this had a differential in the bloc's power to influence. The USSR was a bloc of Eastern European countries that became an empire of great geographical size under the influence of the communist system.

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