Sem2.HW1

1)The cold war could have been avoided if Stalin hadn't made the speech that attacked the US. He gave a speech in 1946 about how there will be no peace as long as there are Capitalists in the world. (HA! textbook)

2) The cold war could have been avoided if Kennan didn't say the Soviets are an immediate threat. In the Long telegram, Kennan even said that the Soviets will extend their power when the opportunity arrives. (http://www.johndclare.net/cold_war7_Kennan.htm)

3) The Truman Doctrine angered the Soviets because the doctrine allowed the US to aid countries like Greek and Turkey to resist communism. The Soviets viewed this as the US destroying communism and bringing a security threat to Russia. (HA! textbook)

4) The cold war could have been prevented if the Soviets hadn't taken over other countries. The US wasn't happy with the fact that the Soviets took over, for example, Romania and forced the king to bow to a pro-communist government. (HA! textbook)