The Cold War Was Due to Major Changes in the Balance of Global Power
explore the workings of cold war, what were the motivations of the usa and the soviet union, and why? what impacts did the cold war have on the populations of the first and second worlds?
The cold war was due to major changes in the balance of global power created by the second world. The west had always viewed Stalin with distrust and suspicion, Stalin’s past history of teaming up with the Nazis helped determine his credibility issues in the USA. Stalin believed that America purposely stalled deployment of its troops to Russia just so the Nazis would do severe damage and kill many Russian soldiers. When Germany was defeated in 1944 the alliance of Russian and the USA also broke apart. With the Nazis rule of over Europe ended many wondered who would take control over the respective territories leaving the USSR as the front runner. Through the Russians re distribution of the war torn land throughout Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Romania, and Albania this enabled the USSR to maintain military control throughout these countries. Right after the war communist parties sprouted up in all of these countries that Russia had control over. By 1948 most of Eastern Europe had Communist governments; this was very alarming to the United States. President Truman opposed the Soviets wide spread military and economic influence over Easter Europe. Mr. Truman believed that Stalin was using taking advantage of the war torn countries and using unjustified influences to control their countries. The United States of America was afraid that eventually Stalin’s far reaching political and military influence would eventually percolate westward than into Across the Atlantic into America.
Fearing the past German invasion, Stalin maintain the he was simply creating a safe zone for defensive reasons rather than trying to take over countries in Eastern Europe and eventual the United States of America. The iron curtain was a clear symbolized a clear division within Europe.
The cold war was due to major changes in the balance of global power created by the second world. The west had always viewed Stalin with distrust and suspicion, Stalin’s past history of teaming up with the Nazis helped determine his credibility issues in the USA. Stalin believed that America purposely stalled deployment of its troops to Russia just so the Nazis would do severe damage and kill many Russian soldiers. When Germany was defeated in 1944 the alliance of Russian and the USA also broke apart. With the Nazis rule of over Europe ended many wondered who would take control over the respective territories leaving the USSR as the front runner. Through the Russians re distribution of the war torn land throughout Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Romania, and Albania this enabled the USSR to maintain military control throughout these countries. Right after the war communist parties sprouted up in all of these countries that Russia had control over. By 1948 most of Eastern Europe had Communist governments; this was very alarming to the United States. President Truman opposed the Soviets wide spread military and economic influence over Easter Europe. Mr. Truman believed that Stalin was using taking advantage of the war torn countries and using unjustified influences to control their countries. The United States of America was afraid that eventually Stalin’s far reaching political and military influence would eventually percolate westward than into Across the Atlantic into America.
Fearing the past German invasion, Stalin maintain the he was simply creating a safe zone for defensive reasons rather than trying to take over countries in Eastern Europe and eventual the United States of America. The iron curtain was a clear symbolized a clear division within Europe.