Discussion 9
1. What role did mutual misunderstandings and mistrust play in the emergence of the Cold War?
United States and the Soviet Union, pursued their national interest on the world stage in a dangerous confrontation. Soviet Union believed United States wanted to make the world safe for capitalism, reducing their chances to get economic resources. And the United States saw the Soviet Union as wanting to spread communism which goes against free markets. On February 9, 1946, Staling delivered a speech to Russians to make sacrifices to enhance national security. By proclaiming that communism was a better organization than capitalism, and that future wars were inevitable unless communism prevailed over capitalism. The meaning of the speech
1. What role did mutual misunderstandings and mistrust play in the emergence of the Cold War?
United States and the Soviet Union, pursued their national interest on the world stage in a dangerous confrontation. Soviet Union believed United States wanted to make the world safe for capitalism, reducing their chances to get economic resources. And the United States saw the Soviet Union as wanting to spread communism which goes against free markets. On February 9, 1946, Staling delivered a speech to Russians to make sacrifices to enhance national security. By proclaiming that communism was a better organization than capitalism, and that future wars were inevitable unless communism prevailed over capitalism. The meaning of the speech