I have a question from my history book phrase about WWII, hope you can help me solve it...?

Question

“To the Americans, the Soviets seemed to be asserting control of Eastern European countries under puppet communist regimes.” Do you agree with the Americans’ assessment? Why?

Answer 1

Yes - it's exactly what occurred during the cold war. Every "liberated" Eastern European state had a communist government installed, and their economies were tied to the USSR.