US And Soviet Relations During The Cold War

US and Soviet Relations throughout the Cold War
Even though World War I appeared to have a strange beginning and truly proved modern world history that it was a new kind of war compared to any previous war fought prior to 1914. World War II would be fueled by its ashes and rise to become an even more total war. While an alliance between the US and the Soviet Relationship appeared unlikely due to their different ideologies, Germany was quickly overwhelming much of western Europe. (William J. Duiker and Jackson J. Spielvogel, World History, vol. 2, 739). However, once Hitler declared war on the US and the tacit agreement of the three chief allies was established, this rather improbable alliance formed. Eventually this alliance would lead to
After the civil war in Greece, President Truman, establish the Truman Doctrine in which the US would provide financial aid to countries that claimed they were threatened by communist expansion. (William J. Duiker and Jackson J. Spielvogel, World History, vol. 2, 764). Then, the Truman Doctrine was followed by the European Marshall Plan which stated that the US would provide financial assistance to European countries to prevent the spread of communism. However, to the soviets the Marshall Plan, was “capitalist imperialism, a thinly veiled attempt to buy the support of the smaller European countries for a US effort to encircle the Union.” (William J. Duiker and Jackson J. Spielvogel, World History, vol. 2, 739). With these recurring differences among both nations, hostility and suspicion grew larger as the Cold War kept
Duiker and Jackson J. Spielvogel, World History, vol. 2, 766). Since the US military army was reduced in Europe after the war, the US airlifted supplies into Berlin to break the blockaded constructed by the Soviets and thus prevent armed war. Eventually the soviets gave in and lifted the blockade, but as a result, the tensions between the US and USSR severely increased and Germany was divided into two states. Moreover, once tensions grew larger, the US and other countries created the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military alliance in which all the powers agreed to provide mutual assistance in case any of them was attacked. On the other hand, the Soviet Union and eastern European allies also created the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON) for economic cooperation, and the Warsaw Pact-a formal military alliance. (William J. Duiker and Jackson J. Spielvogel, World History, vol. 2, 767). As the Cold War continued, this rivalry among the US and the Soviet Union intensified even further and a competition for political domination became prominent. The US fought in Korea and Vietnam to prevent the spread of communism in Asia, while the Soviet