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1949. This just called for an increase in nuclear armament, and if a war broke out, this

document would guarantee that if the United States would have to fight to the death, they

would, and they would also go down in a blaze of glory if necessary. This marked the

first guarantee of a massive military response to any Communist forces wanting to test

the waters of democracy. This was also about the time where the rollback theory came

into play, and Americans debated about not just stopping but penetrating any Communist

movements. These bold documents from the United States marked the beginnings of the

height of the Cold War that would come about roughly ten years later, where if a large

scale battle broke out with Russia or China, human and land losses would be atrocious.

The origins of the Cold War would be one-sided and incomplete if it did not

include the actions that were occurring in Russia. An unorganized government, lead by a

drunken and insane leader who makes diplomatic decisions at four in the morning is

certainly a cause for action. The fact must be brought forth of the human casualties

suffered in Russia by the government and the military. Individuals did not enjoy freedom

to think for themselves in Russia, and if a Russian decided to speak out or question

authority, he would be killed with no remorse. The fact of the matter is that many

millions of Russian citizens were being massacred by their own government. That

certainly is a large reason for concern. Any alternative scenarios to avoid any Cold War

conflicts would have to of ended with these atrocities. The United States could not have

negotiated for Russia to cease these actions, so even though America could have reacted

better to some events during and after the war, Russia still would not have been easy to

deal with when it came to their own country, not to mention Eastern Europe.

The Cold War was more than likely inevitable, but it probably could have

transpired more peacefully and definitely not on such a grand level. Someone that crazy

as Stalin was and consequences so heavy as letting Russia into Eastern Europe could not

be ignored, and the Americans had every right to stop the advancement of Russia into

Poland. The Polish would not want to suffer those horrendous acts of oppression, and if

the United States wanted to be the policeman of the world and stop these human rights

violations, then Russia is the perfect place to start. The United States certainly did not

always act brilliantly, and indeed they caused plenty of their own problems by a lack of

good communication, but Russia was just as much to blame for the tensions throughout

the world during the origins of the Cold War in the late 1940 s to early 50 s.

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