ent by ending the war soviolently and quickly while letting the Russians know that the U.S. does not need or wanttheir help anymore. Also, the Russians probably realized that the Americans do not wantthem anywhere in Asia, where Communism could spread, in fact, the United States didnot want to have to share occupation of Japan with the Russians, something that probablyfrustrated Stalin. The Americans also wanted to demonstrate the power of the bomb, andgive Stalin a reason to be fearful of the powerful United States, so no troubles will arisein the post-war era. If only the United States would have conversed with Stalin brieflyabout their plans, maybe dropping the bomb would not have been so daunting andunnecessary. Shunning the Soviet Union to end the war with Japan without any furtherinteractions in Asia was the first Cold War maneuver of many to come from both sides. The United States was out to better their own country, and all the while not promotingany kind of unity between the superpowers, something that democracy is supposed to beall about.Undoubtedly, one of the more important Cold War origins belonged to the regionof Eastern Europe, where turmoil between the Western powers and Russia lasted fordecades. Russia, sacrificing so much to stop Hitler, desperately wanted the countries ofEastern Europe, with an emphasis on Poland. On the other hand, the United Statesdemanded that Poland be a democracy where free elections would be held. This iscertainly where the Cold War escalates, as Russia breaks a promise to uphold freeelections in Poland in the late 40’s and early 50’s, something that does not sit well withTruman and his government. Through this whole debate, Stalin vehemently states thatthe United States are not being sympathetic to the Soviet Union. For all that the U.S.S.R.gave up during the war, they felt Poland should be theirs, but more importantly they feltthat Poland was a major security issue. The p...
