Stalin's Role In The Cold War
Was it the acts of Truman and Churchill rather than that of Stalin that brought the cold war to a start?
Throughout the whole cold war, there were never really trust between the western allies and the Soviet Union, even when they were working together to put the Nazi movement to an end. This mistrust started way back in 1917 when the united states were refusing the Bolshevik government. The acts of Truman and Churchill were a major part of the beginning of the cold war for many reasons; however the cold war was always down to both sides
Soviet Russia and the United States were so called ‘’allies’’ however due to the difference and hatred of one another’s governing systems the cold war began to evolve. Both countries knew that getting …show more content…
into a war was the wrong thing to do and starting a nuclear war would be really bad, therefore Truman refused to use nuclear weapons on North Korea and China and Stalin refused to interfere in the Cuban missile crisis. It’s difficult to put the blame on one person’s acts because the cold war was much like a chain reaction. However it was the acts of Stalin that started the cold war.
There were many things that perhaps Stalin shouldn’t have done that really affected the soviet relationship with the United States. The main cause for the world war was Stalin’s mentality, however there were other issues. For example in the Yalta conference Stalin made a promise which he later on broke, Stalin then introduced the berlin blockade and later on refused the Marshall plan. These were all unnecessary events that majorly contributed to the beginning of the cold war, although Truman tried to scare the world with an atomic bomb, it was the acts of Stalin that mainly put the cold war to a start.
For years all Stalin wanted to do was change the governing systems of Eastern Europe to communism and defeat the western allies, and instead of worrying about issues that would usually concern Russia, Stalin was breaking promises and making sure he did whatever he could to change Eastern Europe. As Truman worked to clean up the war mess, and establish a world bank and the IMF, and outlining the Marshall aid, Stalin made sure he fought Truman on every issue and made sure he set up pro-communist governments in Russia. Stalin attempted to move the western forces out of berlin by blocking the highways however it was unsuccessful.
February 4th 1945 marked the beginning of the Yalta conference where ‘’the big three participated, Roosevelt of the United States, Churchill of the United Kingdom and Stalin of Soviet Russia.
The result of this conference was a promise made by Stalin that the eastern European countries would be allowed to choose their own postwar government. Stalin later on broke that promise and that put a major line of distrust between the United States and soviet Russia. That seemed like the last straw and so the cold war began.
As the cold war was getting started, both the United States and Soviet Russia had different opinions on what would happen to Germany. The US and the UK wanted to rebuild its industry while the USSR wanted to destroy Germany. The congress voted that the Marshall Aid plan should be introduced; Stalin disagreed and instead blocked all the roads leading to berlin as he saw this as an attempt to undermine Soviet Russia’s influence in Eastern Europe.
Although Soviet Russia and Stalin were the main cause of the start of the cold war, The United States was not innocent at all. Truman declared that he had an atomic bomb and declares his active role in the Greek civil war. America dropped two atomic bombs in japan and tested an underwater explosion. Many saw this as The United States attempt to threat Soviet Russia however after all Stalin played the biggest role in the beginning of the cold
war.
Bibliography
Clare, John D. The Berlin Blockade. n.d. 4 10 2013 .
Dates and Events. Cold war Timeline. n.d. 4 10 2013 .
GCSE History. The attitudes of Stalin and Truman and the ideological differences between the superpowers. n.d. 4 10 2013 .
Spark notes. Cold War Summary. n.d. 4 10 2013 .
Spark Notes. Coldwar (1945-1963). n.d. 4 10 2013 .
Study mode. Who was to blame for the cold war. n.d. 4 10 2013 .
Throughout the whole cold war, there were never really trust between the western allies and the Soviet Union, even when they were working together to put the Nazi movement to an end. This mistrust started way back in 1917 when the united states were refusing the Bolshevik government. The acts of Truman and Churchill were a major part of the beginning of the cold war for many reasons; however the cold war was always down to both sides
Soviet Russia and the United States were so called ‘’allies’’ however due to the difference and hatred of one another’s governing systems the cold war began to evolve. Both countries knew that getting …show more content…
into a war was the wrong thing to do and starting a nuclear war would be really bad, therefore Truman refused to use nuclear weapons on North Korea and China and Stalin refused to interfere in the Cuban missile crisis. It’s difficult to put the blame on one person’s acts because the cold war was much like a chain reaction. However it was the acts of Stalin that started the cold war.
There were many things that perhaps Stalin shouldn’t have done that really affected the soviet relationship with the United States. The main cause for the world war was Stalin’s mentality, however there were other issues. For example in the Yalta conference Stalin made a promise which he later on broke, Stalin then introduced the berlin blockade and later on refused the Marshall plan. These were all unnecessary events that majorly contributed to the beginning of the cold war, although Truman tried to scare the world with an atomic bomb, it was the acts of Stalin that mainly put the cold war to a start.
For years all Stalin wanted to do was change the governing systems of Eastern Europe to communism and defeat the western allies, and instead of worrying about issues that would usually concern Russia, Stalin was breaking promises and making sure he did whatever he could to change Eastern Europe. As Truman worked to clean up the war mess, and establish a world bank and the IMF, and outlining the Marshall aid, Stalin made sure he fought Truman on every issue and made sure he set up pro-communist governments in Russia. Stalin attempted to move the western forces out of berlin by blocking the highways however it was unsuccessful.
February 4th 1945 marked the beginning of the Yalta conference where ‘’the big three participated, Roosevelt of the United States, Churchill of the United Kingdom and Stalin of Soviet Russia.
The result of this conference was a promise made by Stalin that the eastern European countries would be allowed to choose their own postwar government. Stalin later on broke that promise and that put a major line of distrust between the United States and soviet Russia. That seemed like the last straw and so the cold war began.
As the cold war was getting started, both the United States and Soviet Russia had different opinions on what would happen to Germany. The US and the UK wanted to rebuild its industry while the USSR wanted to destroy Germany. The congress voted that the Marshall Aid plan should be introduced; Stalin disagreed and instead blocked all the roads leading to berlin as he saw this as an attempt to undermine Soviet Russia’s influence in Eastern Europe.
Although Soviet Russia and Stalin were the main cause of the start of the cold war, The United States was not innocent at all. Truman declared that he had an atomic bomb and declares his active role in the Greek civil war. America dropped two atomic bombs in japan and tested an underwater explosion. Many saw this as The United States attempt to threat Soviet Russia however after all Stalin played the biggest role in the beginning of the cold
war.
Bibliography
Clare, John D. The Berlin Blockade. n.d. 4 10 2013 .
Dates and Events. Cold war Timeline. n.d. 4 10 2013 .
GCSE History. The attitudes of Stalin and Truman and the ideological differences between the superpowers. n.d. 4 10 2013 .
Spark notes. Cold War Summary. n.d. 4 10 2013 .
Spark Notes. Coldwar (1945-1963). n.d. 4 10 2013 .
Study mode. Who was to blame for the cold war. n.d. 4 10 2013 .