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destroy another city with one of their new weapons. That aside, the pertinent issue is that

America did not even talk to Russia about their plans to drop the bomb before it was

already done. So, the Red Army had to use the resources, raw materials, and not to

mention the man-power to move their troops over to Japan from Eastern Europe,

something that was taking in the ballpark of three months. Once they officially got there,

the war is over, and the United States gives them a bold statement by ending the war so

violently and quickly while letting the Russians know that the U.S. does not need or want

their help anymore. Also, the Russians probably realized that the Americans do not want

them anywhere in Asia, where Communism could spread, in fact, the United States did

not want to have to share occupation of Japan with the Russians, something that probably

frustrated Stalin. The Americans also wanted to demonstrate the power of the bomb, and

give Stalin a reason to be fearful of the powerful United States, so no troubles will arise

in the post-war era. If only the United States would have conversed with Stalin briefly

about their plans, maybe dropping the bomb would not have been so daunting and

unnecessary. Shunning the Soviet Union to end the war with Japan without any further

interactions 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 promoting

any kind of unity between the superpowers, something that democracy is supposed to be

all about.

Undoubtedly, one of the more important Cold War origins belonged to the region

of Eastern Europe, where turmoil between the Western powers and Russia lasted for

decades. Russia, sacrificing so much to stop Hitler, desperately wanted the countries of

Eastern Europe, with an emphasis on Poland. On the other hand, the United States

demanded that Poland be a democracy where free elections would be held. This is

certainly where the Cold War escalates, as Russia breaks a promise to uphold free

elections in Poland in the late 40 s and early 50 s, something that does not sit well with

Truman and his government. Through this whole debate, Stalin vehemently states that

the 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 felt

that Poland was a major security issue. The past two World Wars saw Russia being

invaded through Poland, and they felt that this could simply not happen again, therefore,

they wanted control so they could establish military and political defenses to any country

wanting to attack Russia. This, along with the same reasoning behind other Eastern

European countries, including a separated Germany, became a major debate of the Cold

War where tensions almost lead to a war. Russia felt that the West should establish their

own capital in West Germany and let the Russians have Berlin, since Berlin falls in East

Germany, yet another major Eastern European conflict. This was more Russia s fault for

having such heavy tension in this area, but one can certainly understand where Russia is

coming from in wanting more control over this volatile region. On the other hand,

breaking a promise to hold free elections, especially in a region where popular opinion is

believed to would rather have a democracy is certainly an undeniable problem for both

sides of the Cold War. Hostility in Eastern Europe was unavoidable, especially with the

lack of communication during the war over the plans on what exactly to do with this area

after 1945.

Other events that transpired in the beginnings of this long and potentially

devastating Cold War was two documents in particular produced by the American

Government. With forced pressure from the interior government, Harry Truman and his

administration took an aggressive stance on Communism, at any and all costs. The first

document was a speech by Harry Truman given in the spring of 1947. The document was

considered a Cold War Biproxy and has gone down in history as laying a foundation for

foreign policy and is called the Truman Doctrine. The main goal for this was to back up

anyone fighting Communist aggression. At any chances of stopping Communism from

spreading, the United States were prepared to stop any movement by Communist

countries into free countries throughout the world. It was truly the first document

proclaiming the United States as the World Policeman against Communism and just

amplified the fact that America is no longer an isolationist country and our involvement

in the global spectrum became very evident. The other very significant document in

American Cold War foreign policy was NSC-68, a document brought together by the

National Security Council in 1950, a relatively new organization set up to create a

department of defense, as well as the Central Intelligence Agency. This document just

expanded thoroughly on the Truman doctrine, and packed the muscle behind America s

new foreign policy. NSC-68 called for an immediate upgrade of our defense systems.

This was a pure military move, and would cost over $35 billion dollars a year. The threat

for massive retaliation started to surface from this as well, and the threat of a nuclear war

was ever-present, especially with the Russians successfully testing an atomic bomb in

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