Difference Between Truman And Russia

Tension between the West and Russia flared again, when the representatives from America, England and the USSR met once more at Potsdam. Stalin met with Clement Attlee, Churchill’s successor as well as Harry Truman, Roosevelt’s vice president who assumed presidency after Roosevelt died on April 12th, 1945. Truman had a harsher attitude towards Stalin than did Roosevelt; he was extremely suspicious of Soviet actions as well as Stalin’s intentions. During the conference it was agreed that in order to effectively disarm Germany, it was imperative to shift eastern borders westward, reducing Germany’s size and agricultural capabilities. Many topics were discussed throughout the conference, however, Truman disagreed with many of Stalin’s proposals; consequently only a few agreements were made. New representatives with more hostile views on Stalin and the USSR resulted in the contentious separation between the West and Russia. After the conferences, conflict between the West and Russia spurred out of control. In a message to the United States, George Kennan, an American diplomat in Moscow expressed Moscow’s view towards capitalism and America in what became known as the Long Telegram: “The USSR still lives in antagonistic ‘capitalist encirclement’ with which in the …show more content…
This policy would later be known as the Truman Doctrine, and would become one of America’s pivotal reasons for entering the Cold War. In response to Russian anti-American propaganda, the United States National Security Council drafted the National Security Council Report 68 or NSC-68, which argued for the intense military buildup to defend against Russian aggression. Each country’s response to the other would escalate into a period of questioning of proper government, that being the Cold