Question

Soviet expansionism caused the Cold War? Do you agree? Support your argument with historical evidence from the 1940s

Answer 1

Erik Benson traces the origins of the Cold War to the various alliances of World War II, showing how the United States, though allied with the Soviet Union and Great Britain, still had to keep its own interests first and foremost. However, the American people and their leader, Franklin D. Roosevelt, did believe that they and the Soviets could remain friends. Roosevelt tried by various means to convince Stalin, but he could not overcome Soviet fears about the West.