UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 2025 · Q5(d) · 10 marks
“In the Soviet Union, as also in China, there was a strong belief that anti-imperial movements in the colonies would result in their moving into the socialist orbit.”
- Chapter
- The World after World War II
- Topic
- The Cold War
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