After World War II, relations between the United States and the Soviet Union began to deteriorate. There are reasons for this. Before the war ended, the United States had some agreements with the Soviet Union. One agreement was regarding the new Polish government after World War II ended. There was supposed to be free elections in Poland, and the new government was supposed to include members from the pre-war Polish government in it. When the...
After World War II, relations between the United States and the Soviet Union began to deteriorate. There are reasons for this. Before the war ended, the United States had some agreements with the Soviet Union. One agreement was regarding the new Polish government after World War II ended. There was supposed to be free elections in Poland, and the new government was supposed to include members from the pre-war Polish government in it. When the new government was formed, it appeared free elections didn’t occur, and most members in the government were from the government established by the Soviet Union during World War II.
In Europe, as a result of the agreement known as the Declaration of a Liberated Europe, there were supposed to be elections to allow people to choose their own government after World War II. Yet the King of Romania indicated he was pressured to have a communist government after the war ended. This added to the growing distrust between the United States and the Soviet Union.
The Soviet Union wanted to spread communism. We were opposed to the spread of communism. With our policy of containment, we tried to keep Communism from spreading. We worked to prevent the spread of communism in Europe and in Asia. We helped Greece and Turkey fight the spread of communism, and we helped to keep South Korea free from communism. This brought us into conflict with the Soviet Union.
There are reasons why the United States and the Soviet Union had a deteriorating relationship after World War II ended.
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