Highlight any three major consequences of the disintegration of the The Soviet Union.

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How did the two Power Blocs of the world form their own alliances to become superpowers? Explain with the help of examples.

The disintegration of the Soviet Union had the following consequences:

a. It led to the end of the cold war.

b. It also led to an end of the ideological conflict present between the capitalist and socialist countries.

c. Many new independent countries emerged with their own independent aspirations.

d. The socialist countries turned into a capitalist. Some socialist Nations got divided.

e. The European Union had strengthened itself.

f. World Bank and IMF begin helping the countries which were a republic and had now adopted democracy.

g. The world politics changed with the change in the power relation

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The two Power Blocs of the world form their own alliances to

become superpowers in the following manner:

a. The division first occurred in Europe.

b. Western European countries followed capitalism led by the US.

c. They were called the Western Alliance.

d. It included France, Germany, and the UK.

e. They also formed a military alliance called NATO.

f. US built an Alliance system called SEATO and CENTO, in East, South and West Asia.

g. East European countries followed the system of communism led by the Soviet Union.

h. They were called the Eastern alliance.

i. It included Poland and Romania.

j. The Soviet Union and Communist China formed close relationships with the regional countries of North Korea, Iraq, and North Vietnam