Chapter 11 · Sweden and the wider world
Vilka två stormakter ledde främst blocken under kalla kriget?
Which two superpowers mainly led the blocs during the Cold War?
Correct answer: The USA in the West and the Soviet Union in the East
During the Cold War, a US-led Western bloc faced an Eastern bloc led by the Soviet Union. Sweden remained outside these military alliances but was affected by the tensions.
Key words
kalla kriget · the Cold War
Source: Riksdagen: SOU 2002:87, Rikets säkerhet och den personliga integriteten · 5.1 Kalla kriget som historia
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Why this option does not fit
Storbritannien i väst och Tyskland i öst
Britain was a Western power, but East Germany belonged to the Soviet-led bloc rather than leading it.
Frankrike i väst och Japan i öst
France and Japan were not the leaders of the two opposing blocs in question.
USA i väst och Ryssland i öst från 1991
The Cold War Eastern bloc was led by the Soviet Union. Its dissolution in 1991 marks a new period, not the Cold War’s beginning.