What Led Up To The Cold War

The start of the Cold War through the end of the Truman administration was an important era. The only countries left with any power after WWII were the US and USSR. America needed a vigorous free market in Europe and the Soviets were apprehensive about Germany invading. The USSR wanted to create a communist buffer in Poland to keep Germany out. The US didn’t like this conception because they thought the communism would spread and that they would lose foreign markets for their goods. Thus, the Cold war commenced, through the tensions leading up before hand and the policies that were being enacted, leaving some to wonder who was to incriminate.
There were multiple actions that led up to the Cold War, first being the end of World War II. On February 4th, 1945 the “Big Three” met at the Yalta Conference, one of the triggering events of the Cold War. The allied leaders included: Franklin Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin, and Winston
The Truman Doctrine passed, and set how Americans would see the rest of the world. The Doctrine ensured that Americans would see themselves as free and that the populace would fear Communism. This set a precedent for the US to push for anti-communist sentiment in foreign countries and led to them making military coalitions against the Soviet Union. This also led to the creation of the NSA and CIA along with other agencies immune from regime oversight. George Kennan's created his containment doctrine during the Cold War, setting the foundations for the military build up. Furthermore, John Marshall introduced his Marshall Plan at a Harvard Commencement. As a response to the unstable economy in Europe after WWII to reconstitute the region. The goals of the Marshall Plan included rebuilding, removing the trade barriers, and to contain communism. Accordingly, Europe was rebuilt and production incremented, following the US’s capitalistic