1. Origins of the Cold War
However, even before the closing stages of the war, competition between these two nations was brewing, fueled by ambitions on both sides for world domination and the opposing ideals of communism and capitalism. ... However, Truman was far more suspicious of Stalin's aims and therefore in the Potsdam Conference, he insisted on allowing the people of Eastern Europe to elect their own governments. ... A war such as this is inevitable when two countries, with obviously different aims and ambitions emerge as the nations with control of world power as neither will accept the others actions. ...
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