. The few problems with Churchill and Roosevelt is that they both tended to dothings their own way, sometimes leaving Stalin out to dry, and also relied heavily on theirown diplomatic skills, leaving other politicians out of the foreign policy matters for eachcountry. While many United States Government officials were not fans of Stalin, they allrealized the urgency in having him on their side of the fight. In reality, no one in thegovernment knew how to handle Stalin except for Roosevelt, which creates one of thefirst major events of the Cold War: the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. WithRoosevelt dying, the foreign policy of the United States was about to do a complete 180in reverse. Suddenly, all the cabinet and legislative members have a significant role inthe diplomatic world, a world they had previously been shut out of for over a decade. Inthe middle lies a man who had not a clue about what he was getting himself into. HarryTruman was about to get in way over his head, and absolutely being Roosevelt’s fault,Truman was about to get into a situation he was almost completely unfamiliar with. PoorTruman had been briefed but only once in the matters involving the war, and thedecisions he was about to make would shape the world forever. With Roosevelt being apacifist with Stalin, a decent working relationship evolved between the two, and someglimmer of hope can be seen to this day about what could have happened if Rooseveltdid not die and kept up the good standing with Russia. Imagining Stalin’s reaction afterthe Yalta Conference with Roosevelt to that of the Potsdam Conference just months afterRoosevelt’s death with Truman at the helm being very aggressive towards Communismin Eastern Europe is almost comical, if the severity of the situation is not understood. This must be noted as one of the building blocks of the Cold War with Russia, becausethis marks the official point where America’s stance towards...
