Zusammenfassung der Ressource
The Long Telegram & Novikov's Telegram - 1946
- Who
- USA
- Ambassador to Moscow
- George F. Kennan
- USSR
- Soviet ambassador to Washington
- Nikolai Novikov
- Causes
- Truman and Stalin were both keen to understand each other's intentions and threats so they both comissioned reports to be written by embassy staff
- What happened
- Kennan responded to Truman with a telegram on 22nd Feb 1946
- USSR at war with capitalism
- USSR rebuilding military
- Novikov responded to Stalin with a telegram on 27th Sep 1946
- USA want world domination
- USA has no interest in co-operation
- USA preparing for war against USSR
- Consequences
- Both governments feel war was approaching
- Both believed each other were planning for world domination
- USA formed the 'Truman Doctrine'