USA to blame

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Cold War History (4. Who was to blame for the Cold War?) Flashcards on USA to blame, created by Emily Tisch on 10/04/2014.
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What do Soviet historians claim? The Americans failed to understand the suffering of the Soviet people during WWII and used the atomic bomb as a warning to the Soviet Union.
How many times had the Soviet Union been invaded by Germany? Twice, with huge losses of people.
What was their motivation behind Soviet expansion? To create a buffer between Germany and the USSR, not to extend communism.
What made Stalin genuinely upset? Truman's announcement at Potsdam that the USA had the atomic bomb which meant that America would have had the upper hand in any future arms race.
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