Soon after WWII, Germany became divided into East and West, communist and capitalist, GDR and FRG. ... The Soviets brought the Communist Party in control and the French did not allow the formation of parties at all in their zone. ... In an excerpt in 1948 British foreign minister Ernest Bevin describes the relations between a flourishing Germany and a Europe being immune against the communist thread. ... In his speech, Truman is very concerned about the people in those countries losing their freedom if the communists take over. He also talks about consequences and how important these countrie...

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