Through the re-division of Germany between Britain, France, the US and Russia, the Allies controlled West Berlin and the Soviets the East. This refusal to work together and constant disagreement between the four major ‘world powers’ is cleverly depicted in Source A. The cartoon displays the four main leaders in the world during the period of the Cold War and each leader wants to play a different “sport” which can be an allusion to the ideological, political and economic differences the leaders had and therefore could not work well together. Two different aims for Germany became apparent; Stalin wanted Germany to be ruined by reparations, and a buffer of friendly states around Russia to protect them from future Western attacks. On the other hand, Britain and the US wanted a democratic and capitalist Germany to become a world trading partner that was also strong enough to stop the westward spread of Communism. “A fine team – but could do with a dash of unity...” (Source A) is a perfect quote that smartly describes the United Nations at the time of the Cold
Through the re-division of Germany between Britain, France, the US and Russia, the Allies controlled West Berlin and the Soviets the East. This refusal to work together and constant disagreement between the four major ‘world powers’ is cleverly depicted in Source A. The cartoon displays the four main leaders in the world during the period of the Cold War and each leader wants to play a different “sport” which can be an allusion to the ideological, political and economic differences the leaders had and therefore could not work well together. Two different aims for Germany became apparent; Stalin wanted Germany to be ruined by reparations, and a buffer of friendly states around Russia to protect them from future Western attacks. On the other hand, Britain and the US wanted a democratic and capitalist Germany to become a world trading partner that was also strong enough to stop the westward spread of Communism. “A fine team – but could do with a dash of unity...” (Source A) is a perfect quote that smartly describes the United Nations at the time of the Cold