Satellite state - wikipedia Satellite state This is the current revision of this page, as edited by Me, Myself, and I are Here ( talk contribs ) at 00 : 09, 12 August 2017 ( → ‎ Post-World War II : dash ). The present address ( URL ) is a permanent link to this version. Revision as of 00 : 09, 12 August 2017 by Me, Myself, and I are Here ( talk contribs ) ( → ‎ Post-World War II : dash ) ( diff ) ← Previous revision Latest revision ( diff ) Newer revision → ( diff ) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( June 2017 ) The term satellite state designates a country that is formally independent in the world, but under heavy political, economic and military influence or control from another country. The term was coined by analogy to planetary objects orbiting a larger object, such as smaller moons revolving around larger planets, and is used mainly to refer to Central and Eastern European countries of the Warsaw Pact during the Cold War or to Mongolia between 1924 and 1990, for example. As used for Central and Eastern European countries it implies that the countries in question were `` satellites '' under the hegemony of the Soviet Union. In some contexts it also refers to other countries in the Soviet sphere of influence during the Cold War -- such as North Korea ( especially in the years surrounding the Korean War of 1950 -- 1953 ) and Cuba ( particularly after it joined the Comecon in 1972 ). In Western usage, the term has seldom been applied to states other than those in the Soviet orbit. In Soviet usage, the term applied to the states in the orbit of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. The Oxford English Dictionary traces the use of the phrase satellite state in English back at least as far as 1916. In times of war or political tension, satellite states sometimes serve as buffers between an enemy country and the nation exerting control over the satellites. `` Satellite state '' is one of several contentious terms used to describe the ( alleged ) subordination of one state to another. Other such terms include puppet state and neo-colony. In general, the term `` satellite state '' implies deep ideological and military allegiance to the hegemonic power, whereas `` puppet state '' implies political and military dependence, and `` neo-colony '' implies ( often abject ) economic dependence. Depending on which aspect of dependence is being emphasised, a state may fall into more than one category. Contents 1 Soviet satellite states 1.1 Post-World War I 1.2 Post-World War II 2 Post-Cold War use of the term 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References Soviet satellite states Post-World War I When the Mongolian Revolution of 1921 broke out, Mongolian revolutionaries expelled Russian White Guards ( during the Russian Civil War of 1917 -- 1923 following the Communist October Revolution of 1917 ) from Mongolia, which became independent when the Qing dynasty collapsed in 1911, with the assistance of the Soviet Red Army. The revolution also officially ended Manchurian sovereignty over Mongolia, which had existed since 1691. Although the theocratic Bogd Khaanate of Mongolia still nominally continued, with successive series of violent struggles, Soviet influence got ever stronger, and after the death of the Bogd Khaan ( `` Great Khan '', or `` Emperor '' ), the Mongolian People 's Republic was proclaimed on November 26, 1924. A nominally independent and sovereign country, it has been described as being a satellite state of the Soviet Union in the years from 1924 until 1990. During the Russian Civil War, the Soviet Red Army troops took Tuva in January 1920, which had also been part of the Qing Empire of China and a protectorate of Imperial Russia. The Tuvan People 's Republic, was proclaimed independent in 1921 and was a satellite state of Soviet Union until its annexation in 1944 by the Soviet Union. Another early Soviet satellite state in Asia was the short - lived Far East Republic in Siberia. Post-World War II At the end of World War II, most eastern and central European countries were occupied by the Soviet Union, and along with the USSR made up what is sometimes called the Soviet Empire. The Soviets remained in these countries after the war 's end. Through a series of coalition governments including Communist parties, and then a forced liquidation of coalition members unliked by the Soviets, Stalinist systems were established in each country. Stalinists gained control of existing governments, police, press and radio outlets in these countries. Soviet satellite states in Europe included : The People 's Socialist Republic of Albania ( Satellite 1944 -- 1960 ; government extant until 1992 ) The Polish People 's Republic ( 1944 -- 1989 ) The People 's Republic of Bulgaria ( 1946 -- 1990 ) The People 's Republic of Romania ( 1947 -- 1965 ) The Czechoslovak Socialist Republic ( 1948 -- 1960 and again 1968 -- 1989 ) The German Democratic Republic ( 1949 -- 1990 ) The Hungarian People 's Republic ( 1949 -- 1989 ) The Federal People 's Republic of Yugoslavia is sometimes referred to as a Soviet satellite, though it broke from the Soviet Union in the 1948 Tito - Stalin split, with the Cominform offices being moved from Belgrade to Bucharest, and subsequently initiated formation of the Non-Aligned Movement. The People 's Republic of Albania, under the leadership of Stalinist Enver Hoxha, broke ties with the Soviet Union in 1960 following the Soviet de-Stalinization process. These countries were, at least between 1945 and 1948, all members of the Eastern Bloc. The Democratic Republic of Afghanistan can also be considered a Soviet satellite ; from 1978 until 1991 the central government in Kabul was aligned with the Communist bloc, and was directly supported by Soviet military power between 1979 and 1989. The short - lived East Turkestan Republic ( 1944 -- 1950 ) was a Soviet satellite until it was absorbed into the People 's Republic of China along with the rest of Xinjiang. Post-cold War use of the term Commentators have actually expressed concern that United States military and diplomatic interventions in the Middle East and elsewhere might lead, or perhaps have already led, to the existence of American satellite states. William Pfaff has warned that a permanent American presence in Iraq would `` turn Iraq into an American satellite state. '' The term has also been used in the past to describe the relationship between Lebanon and Syria, as Syria has been accused of intervening in Lebanese political affairs. In addition, Swaziland and Lesotho have both been described as satellite states of South Africa. See also Roman client kingdoms in Britain Bosporan Kingdom Buffer state Client state Vassal state Puppet state Bantustan Compact of Free Association Banana republic Notes Jump up ^ Source : NATO website 2nd Footnote at bottom ^ Jump up to : Sik, Ko Swan ( 1990 ). Nationality and International Law in Asian Perspective. p. 39. ISBN 978 - 0 - 7923 - 0876 - 8. Jump up ^ Wood, Alan ( 2005 ) ( 1990 ). Stalin and Stalinism. Routledge. p. 62. ISBN 978 - 0 - 415 - 30732 - 1. Retrieved 2009 - 09 - 10. ^ Jump up to : Narangoa, Li ; Cribb, Robert B ( 2003 ). Imperial Japan and National Identities in Asia : 1895 -- 1945. pp. 13, 66. ISBN 978 - 0 - 7007 - 1482 - 7. Jump up ^ Wettig 2008, p. 69 ^ Jump up to : Rao 2006, p. 280 ^ Jump up to : Langley 2006, p. 30 Jump up ^ Merkl 2004, p. 53 Jump up ^ Rajagopal 2003, p. 75 Jump up ^ Olsen 2000, p. 19 Jump up ^ http://www.mail-archive.com/news@antic.org/msg10704.html Jump up ^ http://www.stateofnature.org/normanFinkelstein.html Jump up ^ Cooley, John ( June 18, 2008 ). `` How to silence that Iran war drumbeat ''. Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2009 - 11 - 09. Jump up ^ Wachter, Paul ( January 26, 2002 ). `` Who killed Elie Hobeika ? ''. Salon. Retrieved 2009 - 11 - 09. Jump up ^ Mehran Kamrava ( 2008 ). Understanding Comparative Politics : A Framework for Analysis. Routledge. pp. 73 --. ISBN 978 - 0 - 415 - 77304 - 1. References Langley, Andrew ( 2006 ), The Collapse of the Soviet Union : The End of an Empire, Compass Point Books, ISBN 0 - 7565 - 2009 - 6 Merkl, Peter H. ( 2004 ), German Unification, Penn State Press, ISBN 0 - 271 - 02566 - 2 Olsen, Neil ( 2000 ), Albania, Oxfam, ISBN 0 - 85598 - 432 - 5 Rajagopal, Balakrishnan ( 2003 ), International law from below : development, social movements, and Third World resistance, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0 - 521 - 01671 - 1 Rao, B.V. ( 2006 ), History of Modern Europe Ad 1789 -- 2002 : A.D. 1789 -- 2002, Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd, ISBN 1 - 932705 - 56 - 2 Wettig, Gerhard ( 2008 ), Stalin and the Cold War in Europe, Rowman & Littlefield, ISBN 0 - 7425 - 5542 - 9 Wood, Alan ( 2005 ), Stalin and Stalinism, Routledge, ISBN 978 - 0 - 415 - 30732 - 1 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Satellite_state&oldid=795096854 '' Categories : States by power status Former client states Former polities of the Cold War Soviet satellite states Post-Soviet states Sovereignty Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from June 2017 All articles needing additional references All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from October 2008 Articles with unsourced statements from June 2017 Talk Article Talk More Contents About Wikipedia Alemannisch العربية Azərbaycanca Беларуская Català Čeština Dansk Deutsch Ελληνικά Español Esperanto Français Frysk 한국어 Hrvatski Bahasa Indonesia Íslenska Italiano עברית Latviešu Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Română Русский Simple English Српски / srpski Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Suomi Svenska ไทย Türkçe Українська 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 12 August 2017, at 00 : 09. 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Question: what countries were satellites of the soviet union
Answer: The People's Socialist Republic of Albania (Satellite 1944–1960; government extant until 1992)
The Polish People's Republic (1944–1989)
The People's Republic of Bulgaria (1946–1990)
The People's Republic of Romania (1947–1965)
The Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (1948–1960 and again 1968–1989)
The German Democratic Republic (1949–1990)
The Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1989)