MedborgarskapskursenGlossary · Chapter 11: Sweden and the world
block
Swedish word. In English: bloc
A group of countries standing together against another group of countries.
Facts about the word
- The Cold War was a conflict between two blocs: a Western bloc mainly with the USA and its allies, and an Eastern bloc with the Soviet Union and its allies. Sverige i fokus s. 40
- The blocs threatened each other with nuclear weapons and strong military forces. Sverige i fokus s. 40
- Denmark and Norway joined NATO, while Sweden remained neutral and stayed outside. Sverige i fokus s. 40
Page references are to UHR's study material Sverige i fokus.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
A bloc is a group of countries that stand together, like the Western and Eastern blocs during the Cold War. A neutral country, on the contrary, stays outside the blocs.
The word belongs to Chapter 11: Sweden and the world in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.