Post-Soviet states

1947 America found itself caught in a state of political and military tension with one of the most powerful countries in the world. The end of World War Two had ended the temporary alliance between the Soviet Union and the United States, and left both countries preparing for a possible nuclear war; war which had the potential to bring about mutual destruction for both nations. Two documents - The Long Telegram and NSC-68 - analyzed possible mindsets of the Soviet Union at the time, as well as options

The Spread of Soviet-Backed Communism Across Eastern Europe after 1945 In seeking to provide an answer to the question, “Was the spread of Soviet-backed communism inevitable across Eastern Europe after 1945?,” I would like to point to the words of a contemporary specialist. At the end of World War II, R. R. Betts, the Masaryk Professor of Central European History at London University, asserted that much of the “revolution in central and eastern Europe” is “native and due to the efforts

Despite the inevitability of Soviet aggression towards East, and Central Europe, the defeat at Warsaw was the last direct attempt by the Soviet Union to invade a country until the Non-Aggression Pact, 19 years after Piłsudski’s victory. However, this lull in hostilities is not a result of the Soviet Union losing the will to dominate the region. Instead Piłsudski’s victory highlighted the weakness of the Soveit state, increasing its desire to modernize. This radical desire can be seen in the witness

political and economic views on a weak and vulnerable Europe, or alternatively one of the greatest acts of altruism and generosity in modern history. It was enormously successful, ‘It was the most unambiguously and triumphantly successful of all America’s post-war policies’ , and helped to create a foundation on which Europe could become an economic power. While there were benefits to America which may have been interpreted as attempts to increase American power and inflamed opposition to the Marshall Plan

blame the United States actions for the origins of the Cold War, which were analyses of the Revisionist. Later, the Post-revisionist view

of the Soviet Union. So it is truth be told simple to reply: 'Why did the USA-USSR organization together start to separate in 1945? ' As soon as the regular dangers of Hitler and Japan were uprooted, it was inescapable that the partners would drop out. Amid the war, there had been growing strains for quite a while, Stalin declined to join the United Nations; Stalin was irate that Britain and America continued deferring D-Day, trusting it was a plot to permit Germany to debilitate the Soviet Union;

The first feature “Basic feature of Post-War Soviet outlook” in which Kennan believed that the Soviet Union has international intentions he describes as “capitalist encirclement”. Kennan mentions that socialist centers will draw countries that are in favor of socialism and capitalist centers will draw countries that are in favor of capitalism. Kennan says “Battle between these two centers for command of world economy will decide fate of capitalism and of communism in entire world" (Kennan 1946).

starting in 1947 is known as the "Truman Doctrine." This began with U.S. support of Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid to prevent those countries from falling under Soviet influence. The policy was written as a response to the events that took place in the Eastern European Theater after World War II. The Soviet Union coopted much of Eastern Europe, ½ of Germany, ½ of Berlin, and believed they needed an even greater buffer zone to protect Russia from the West. Greece and Turkey were logical

captured the United States’ optimistic sentiment with regards to development following the Second World War. The United States found themselves in a unique position where they had shown their military and technological prowess, were the only victor whose infrastructure had not been damaged by the war and saw themselves as the technological leader of the world and a model to be emulated. Along with growing fears about Cold War tensions and the threat of communism, the domestic post-war environment contributed

ESSAY PLAN To what extent was the Soviet Union responsible for the consolidation of communism in Eastern Europe in the period 1945-1953? Introduction During the aftermath of World War II, the Soviet Union was primarily responsible for the consolidation of communism in Eastern Europe. • It was in the spring of 1948 that the Soviet Union had aggressively pushed for the imposition of Communist rule in most East European nations o Eastern Europe under Communist rule was comprised of Czechoslovakia