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A 4 page overview of the bipolarization that occurred between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. starting at the end of World War II. While the Russians were our allies during this war, its culmination left much to be desired from the Russian perspective. The result was the Cold War, a period of low intensity warfare around the world. The result, however, can be viewed as positive if we consider the many technological developments which resulted. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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the Soviet Union and the United States during the Cold War period can, in fact, be traced back to World War II. While the Russians were our allies during
this war, its culmination left much to be desired from the Russian perspective. By the fall of 1944 during World War II, Allied soldiers had advanced to the Rhine
River and were about to cross. The Russian soldiers were crossing the Oder River and commencing to attack Berlin (Rauch, 1957). President Roosevelt realized that the situation since
the Teheran Conference had changed and that there were still some unanswered questions remaining from Teheran (Rauch, 1957). The end of the war with Germany was in sight and
it was time to discuss peace initiatives and the arrangement of post war Europe (Wallbank, Taylor and Bailkey, 1967). The outcome of those negotiations, however, would set the stage
for the Cold War and the bipolarization of the USSR and the US. The Yalta Conference was held on February 4-10, 1945.
President Roosevelt was in failing health at this time and Churchill was facing an election both of which were undoubtedly factors in the outcome of the conference. At the
Teheran Conference Stalin was indifferent to the division of Germany into separate sections controlled by the Allies, however, at Yalta he was totally for dividing Germany (Rauch, 1957). Additionally,
Stalin wanted extreme reparations from Germany for the damage she had caused in Russia (Rauch, 1957). The British were well aware of the similar conditions imposed upon Germany at
the end of World War I and the resulting consequences. The British attempted to change Stalins mind about excessive reparations but Roosevelt concurred with Stalin and the measure was
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