... By 1943, mistrust had developed between the Soviet Union and the western Powers. They could not agree on such problems as the post-war treatment of Germany and the future of occupied Soviet territories on the Baltic and in Eastern Europe. The Soviets also hoped for the opening of a second front in Western Europe to relieve German pressure on Russia. The decision to postpone ... the invasion of France increased Soviet-Western mistrust. The Teheran Conference, November 1943 Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin met at the Teheran Conference in ... made a number of important decisions concernin...

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... know it the Soviets went into submission. As the Soviet power began to take more and more in Western Europe, The Americans were getting more and more nervous. They Americans knew that the economy of Western Europe was at a low, and was not equipped enough to defend them against Russia. So the Americans decided ... produced the Marshall Plan. This gave economic help to nations outside of the Soviet control. What's even better is that as the economy rose in Western Europe, they began to trade with the U.S. The most influencing event that brought up the most amount of hostility between Amer...

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... sides for world domination and the opposing ideals of communism and capitalism. On one side, Stalin sought to spread his influence in Eastern Europe by setting up pro-Russian governments in these states while America, feared for their power and domination over the world and attempted to "contain ... was to blame for the outbreak of this war that lasted for nearly five decades. It can be argued that Stalin's political incursions into Eastern Europe caused unnecessary conflict between Russia and the West. By 1948, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Albania and Yugoslavia a...

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... be known as the "Marshall Plan" or the "European Recovery Program" (ERP). A triumph in American foreign diplomacy, it was an agenda of economic aid spanning four years that would set Western Europe on the course of economic rehabilitation. Though his speech took on a sympathetic and benign tone , the motivations behind the 13 billion dollars that the United States funneled into the participating ... policy, and thus, the Marshall Plan was based. Additionally, by 1946 there is a great fear on the part of the Americans that hunger and poverty pervading Germany would indicate to Western Eu...

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... the countries developing into the Cold War. Considerations of political aspects were vital in understanding the tensions, which arose between the USA and USSR. After WWII, peace was restored throughout Europe, however a growing rift between Stalin, Truman and Churchill already threatened it. At the Potsdam Conference, there was already a division between the partners where Truman and Churchill were determined to secure ... Conference where the 'Big Three' – Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill met to discuss issues focusing on military matters in Europe. One of the main outcomes was t...

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... was agreed that this pact would last for ten years. However, other clauses also came along with this agreement, namely the Secret Protocol. Eastern Europe and the Balkans were divided between into spheres of influence, while sharing Poland equally along the Narev, Vistula, and San Rivers . Also, ... approached Hitler. Although he was forced to sacrifice quite a bit, i.e. oil, the treaty, as mentioned, guaranteed Soviet occupation of parts of Eastern Europe. However, Hitler was infamous for breaking treaties, the most famous being of course Versailles. Thus, the Soviet Union was naturally...

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... of its resources building up its economy, therefore in self interest. It had no room to look at the situation as a moral guardian of Europe as a central member of the league of nations. There are 6examples of appeasement at work in the 1930s and their effect that they had apart ... years of appeasement it was with Russia whom Britain choose to make an entente with. In the 1930s Hitler made it clear that it was Eastern Europe and especially Russia that he was interested in. This meant that Britain, France and Russia all had a common cause to stop Hitler, however ... appeasement which lar...

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A New War When World War II broke out in Germany and all over Europe, America and the Soviet Union put aside their differences to help put an end to Hitler's reign. In 1945, when the war had ended ... government in Poland and Iran. These events and others are eventually what led up to the mass weapons build up we know as the Cold War. When Europe was thrown into World War I in 1914, Tsar Nicholas II joined with the allies and declared war on Germany. After the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 the ... take the heat off the Red Army and the United States and Great Britain waited until 1944, which...

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... , which included freedom of speech, civil liberties, and free elections. But Stalin was fearful of the possibility of governments on the USSR's western border attacking his country, since it had happened twice before, and so he was not willing to compromise on this matter either. The ... Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia, which were all under communist rule. It was the British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill that first referred to Europe being divided by an "iron curtain." The Cold War worsened yet again when the it appeared that Stalin was attempting to spread communism t...

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... It is no wonder as to why the Soviets wanted to bomb the guts out of America. Stalin was ready for his already increasing power in Europe and he still wanted more territory and militia. His armies were in the millions and he already had Germany. Everybody wanted Poland because this would ... thing that Truman wanted was a repeat of the Treaty of Versailles and that is just what this would turn out like. Stalin wanted pro-communists in Eastern Europe, Truman did not like this idea and he decided he would make a "Get Tough" approach to this. The Potsdam conference had ended on a sour note ...

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... emerged. They were people who accepted the fight to the cult of personality as the beginning of social regeneration. And one can see the increased influence of Western propaganda against the socialist countries of Europe. Authors of radio programs pointed out that the leaders of these countries had been put in power by Stalin, and behaviors, existing there, were not so different ... they glorified Stalin before, but now they began to accuse him of all "deadly sins." The mixed reaction of the international communist movement, disorders in the socialist countries of Europe, the events in ...

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... 1947 between the Soviet Union and the United States. The struggle between the two powers had the many parts of the world in disarray. The western nations felt it necessary that the liberated states of Eastern Europe should be re-established with a democracy and a capitalist economy. They believed that these systems were more civilized and less violent than the nationalism of the ... in two consecutive wars, the USSR felt it imperative that buffer states be created to protect the borders of the fatherland. With Communist regimes in place, the nations of Eastern Europe could be controlled...

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... 1947 between the Soviet Union and the United States. The struggle between the two powers had the many parts of the world in disarray. The western nations felt it necessary that the liberated states of Eastern Europe should be re-established with a democracy and a capitalist economy. They believed that these systems were more civilized and less violent than the nationalism of the ... in two consecutive wars, the USSR felt it imperative that buffer states be created to protect the borders of the fatherland. With Communist regimes in place, the nations of Eastern Europe could be controlled...

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... power of USSR in 1879 he wanted to make a "commanding economy" by forcing industries and farmers to industrialize no matter what. Stalin firmly believed that USSR was a hundred years behind Europe and that this could be fatal. To kick start the industrial and agricultural revolution he made the Five Year Plan. The goal of the Five Year Plan was to make ... status rather than political. One of the best moves Stalin mad was making a Neutrality Pact with Japan, which in turn kept it from fighting a two front war. Electing more top western generals he eventually ran Germany back. The victor...

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... but once again, the workers suffered severely. Since Stalin was trying to expand his country and expand communism to other countries, he had to build a strong state to defend against western capitalists. In 1939, the Soviet Union and Germany signed a pact to prevent war. One year later, in 1940, the Soviet Union took over the Baltic States and declared them republics ... , Germany was defeated and the Soviet Union took a powerful position in the world. Stalin then expanded the communist system to other countries of eastern Europe. These countries were under Stalin's rule and were called ...

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... building there links with other communist countries. A further point for the relations between USA and USSR deteriorating was that at Yalta, they had all agreed on the fate of Eastern Europe in that countries which were under Nazi occupation would now belong to the Soviet 'sphere of influence' and they would have free elections as to which political parties would ... and America, France also joined there nation with there's to form Trizonia which further increased tension between the now West and East. In 1947, the allies released a new currency in Western Germany called the Duesch...

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... which many people he did not approve of curiously confessed to solemn crimes and were immediately executed or sent to prison. eventually Stalin began trading with non-communist countries of western Europe, although he continued to be hostile to Germany. Then in 1939 he shockingly signed a non-aggresion pact with Hitler. Not long afterwards Hitler broke the agreement and attacked Russia. This ... ...

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Stalin wanted an invasion in western Europe so the germans could not concentrate all their forces against Russia. The invasion of Italy didn't satisfy him, there were to few forces apposing the allies, and Italy was to ... ...

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... the Hitlenist filth- (Stalin) Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill met to organise the post-war agreements Stalin believed the stakes had to be under his strong intervention Stalin said post WWI Europe would not be the same Russia attacked Berlin, great losses for Russia 26-28 million people died and disappeared Devastation in Russia was greave, communication was completely shattered The big ... three was Stalin, Churchill and now Truman Support for Stalin began to increase again. With complete disgust for the Nazi movement Western influence now fell under suspect for Stalin Still began to r...

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