What term is commonly used to refer to the group of countries under Soviet influence during the Cold War?
1) First world
2) Second world
3) Third world
4) Western bloc

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The correct answer is Option 2: 2) Second world

After the Second World War, the east European countries that the Soviet army had liberated from the fascist forces came under the control of the USSR. The political and the economic systems of all these countries were modelled after the USSR. This group of countries was called the Second World or the ‘socialist bloc’. The Warsaw Pact, a military alliance, held them together. The USSR was the leader of the bloc.