To what extent was Europe dominated by the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

The ideal answer should include:
a. NATO and the Warsaw Pact divided Europe between the United States and the Soviet Union.
b. With the exception of Yugoslavia, the Soviet Union controlled eastern Europe, especially after the introduction of the Brezhnev Doctrine.
c. Soviet policies of de-Stalinization or re-Stalinization shaped the direction of eastern European countries.
d. The Soviet suppression of the Hungarian Revolution and Prague Spring attests to the strength of Soviet control over eastern Europe.
e. The United States exercised a soft form of economic and cultural imperialism in western Europe.
f. The Marshall Plan tied western Europe's economic recovery to the United States; moreover, by making membership in the Organization for European Economic Cooperation a condition for eligibility for U.S. funds, the United States shaped the European economy.
g. American culture influenced Europe to such an extent that Europeans coined the term "coca-colonization."