The finger of who started the Cold War can be pointed at Truman, Stalin, and Churchill. There are many reasons for the start of the war and not all of the blame can truly be placed on one person. With that being said, there is one person who can be held more accountable than all the rest. I see Josef Stalin as being most responsible for the outbreak of the Cold War. He was the leader of the Soviet Communist Party for over thirty years. He was a dictator who took complete control and was seeking more power than just his nation. Stalin was out for blood. He wanted the Soviet Union to completely dominate all of Eastern Europe. America did not want communism to continue to spread. The United States feared the domino theory would enable communism
