not been involved in foreign policy before he became president) there was a hiccup in the proceedings. Misinterpretation of many events caused each superpower to act with strength against each other by making political moves, and if it were not for the large amounts of nuclear weapons around, the cold war may not have been cold. In April 1945, Truman became the president after Roosevelt’s sudden death, he was thrown in at the deep end with not much prior knowledge on how to deal with the USSR, so instead
Churchill’s “iron curtain” speech in 1946 shaped U.S foreign policies and relations with the Soviet Union for ever. The long telegram provided analysis of Soviet foreign policy which emphases the communist ideology. His ideas became the basis of Truman’s administrations of foreign policy “containment”. Churchill’s speech in 1946 did more to obstruct than promote the relationship between the Soviets than the United States foreign policies. (2000) Both government officials
of the Soviets influencing communistic ideals to weaker countries. From Stalin declaring, in 1946, that capitalism and communism was incompatible, there was potential for the Soviets to create a huge communist machine, making the United States vulnerable and alone. Truman wanted to push back against communism, but needed some way in. Around this time the American consul in Moscow sent
which he did not. While he outlined his hatred of the Jews very early in his career (and before rising to power), it could be inferred that someone with concrete plans for genocide would not have waited for that length of time. On the other hand, if one were to take his well-documented hatred of the Jews literally, they could also assume that all of the steps taken prior to the extermination (such as attempted evacuation) were to retain the favour of the masses, only enacting his true plans when he