Stalin intended to recover the land he lost in Poland in 1921 at the Treaty of Riga. ... Stalin promptly denied any accusations for this barbaric act . ... Truman had a nuclear bomb however he didn't advise that to Stalin. ... Anyhow, in the Potsdam gathering Truman was not awed with how Stalin had captured the non-communists pioneers. ... From all the events which took place during the Cold War, we can see that Joseph Stalin's yearn for power is what prompted him towards communism and pointless conflicts with other countries. ...

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Churchill, attended several crucial summits, and in October 1944, he visited Moscow for having talks with the Soviet Union leader Joseph Stalin. ... Stalin scrawled a big mark on the document with his customary blue pencil. Churchill was impressed, thinking that was a successful conference where Stalin could be relied upon. ... This might explain why Churchill hoped that a special agreement with Stalin could constrain the actions of Stalin. ... Therefore, Stalin's motivation was more conventional, believing that whatever Soviet Union gets should be determined by the extent of losses it ha...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

A major factor was the Stalin's foreign policy. ... Joseph Stalin once stated: "One cannot forget the following fact: the Germans carried out an invasion of the U.S.S.R. through Finland, Poland, Rumania, Bulgaria, and Hungary....One can ask, therefore, what can be surprising in the fact that the Soviet Union, in a desire to ensure its security for the future, tries to achieve that these countries should have governments whose relations to the Soviet Union are loyal?". ... On July 25, 1945, two month after Germany has surrendered, the Big Three - Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin and Harry...

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What manifested was an unprecedented conflict of ideological misunderstandings, broken promises, suspicions, and changing players (i.e. deaths of US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin). ... They ascribe blame to both the US and Soviets for being responsible, it does put more blame on the Stalin for perpetuating the conflict. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate