Q6. World War II had not even come to an end before tensions began to rise between the United States of America and the Soviet Union. The United States of America and the Soviet Union initially joined forces to fight against the Germans during World War II. After defeating the Germans, the Allied forces rejoiced that it was finally over. Unfortunately, leaders of the Allied nations were not exactly agreeing upon every topic, especially when it came to the rising competition between the United States of America and the Soviet Union. Their views on how the world should be after World War II were considerable different. There were many deciding factors which led the two major powers to become rivals instead of allies, it was mainly the cause of their different beliefs and views on how things should happen during the postwar era. The relationship between the two countries was rather icy.
Previously stated, the two had numerous amounts of differences between them. The first factor as to why …show more content…
At the conference, they agreed upon dividing Germany into zones of occupation, all of which would be controlled by the Allied forces and their military troops. The Big Three also deciding upon the fact that Germany would pay the Soviet Union to compensate for its loss of life and property that they had faced during the war. The United States of America’s President at the time, Franklin D. Roosevelt, asked Stalin if he would join American troops in the fight against the Japanese troops in the raging war in the Pacific Ocean. Stalin had promised the United States that he would join the war efforts against Japan. The President of America, Franklin D. Roosevelt, made Stalin promise that he would allow the Eastern Europeans under his control to have free elections; at the time, Stalin promised he would allow free
Previously stated, the two had numerous amounts of differences between them. The first factor as to why …show more content…
At the conference, they agreed upon dividing Germany into zones of occupation, all of which would be controlled by the Allied forces and their military troops. The Big Three also deciding upon the fact that Germany would pay the Soviet Union to compensate for its loss of life and property that they had faced during the war. The United States of America’s President at the time, Franklin D. Roosevelt, asked Stalin if he would join American troops in the fight against the Japanese troops in the raging war in the Pacific Ocean. Stalin had promised the United States that he would join the war efforts against Japan. The President of America, Franklin D. Roosevelt, made Stalin promise that he would allow the Eastern Europeans under his control to have free elections; at the time, Stalin promised he would allow free