How did the USSR and the USA (and Western Allies) move from being allies to enemies? What was the basis for disagreement? How did this new Cold War change global foreing policies following WW2?
2006-12-07 03:10:45 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
USA und USSR were ideologial opponents, thier views of economy, society, culture, freedom were totally opposed. But, knowing the danger that nazism represented, they knew that had to unit if they wanted to defeat Hilter. Churchill said, to explain why he was supporting Staline : "If Hitler would attack Evil, I'll help Satan". This phrase shows why this two ideologies fought nazism together. This alliance was effective until the beginning of the year 1945. At this time, the Allied knew they were going to win (it was only a question of months). At this point, the difference between USA and USSR cam back, and they tried to get the best part of the victory. In order to not make the USSR angry, the Allied let the Red Army conquer Berlin, the symbol of the war against nazism.
But, when the war ended, the Cold War almost began. The first example of the Cold War is the blocade of Berlin by the Red Army. During 11 months, the USAAF supplied by air the German capital, knowing that the Russian Air Force wouldn't try to fight directly the USAAF.
2006-12-11 01:07:48 · answer #1 · answered by Nico Einherjar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Soviet Union and the Western Allies were only allied militarily, because of their common enemy. Their ideological differences had always been profound, and their global policy had been at odds even before the war. The Soviets wanted to spread communism thoughout Europe (including the Allied countries) while the Western Allies wanted open markets and access to the Soviet resources.
2006-12-07 03:20:58 · answer #2 · answered by Marcus P. Cato 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The US and Russia were never really allies. They came together to fight a commom foe. The USSR was just as bad as germany, before Germany decided to void their treaty with Russia(in which they said they wouldn't attck each other), Russia was invading eastern Europe and also had a pact w/Germany in which they both invaded Poland, and in essence split the country in half. In my Opinion, the U.S. should have attacked Russia after the war when they pretty much took over all of Eastern Europe after the Germans lost.
2006-12-07 03:17:04 · answer #3 · answered by scottboss64 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Berlin and the splitting of Germany. Not to mention the Russians later got ahold of the bomb
2006-12-07 03:56:15 · answer #4 · answered by chuck h 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋