After world war 2 why did the USSR want to control countries in Eastern Europe

abraham lincoln  (february 12, 1809  – april 15, 1865) was an american statesman, politician, and lawyer who served as the 16th  president of the united states  from 1861 until  his assassination  in april 1865. lincoln led the nation through the  american civil war, its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis.[2][3]  he preserved the  union,  abolished slavery, strengthened the  federal government, and modernized  the u.s. economy.

sorry i tried to but i didn’t get it

a direct vote in which an entire electorate is invited to vote on a particular proposal. this may result in the adoption of a new law.  

i know number 8 is something about only using 3/5 of the slave votes.