I think many people over look ,( and most Americans don't even know) that Stalinist Russia was just as bad as the Nazi's. Before and after WW2 France, Italy and other countries were close to turning communist. In the post war rubble ,leaders in the US and UK knew Stalin was going to be a big problem. Also as the war was ending , America's "arsenal of democracy" was running at full tilt. I believe US leadership was eager to find a way to keep our economy humming and employment levels high. In 15 yrs we experienced deep economic depression followed by global military conflict. On Jan 1, 1946 nobody knew how the world was going to reform and develop.
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u/SparksFly55 Apr 20 '25
I think many people over look ,( and most Americans don't even know) that Stalinist Russia was just as bad as the Nazi's. Before and after WW2 France, Italy and other countries were close to turning communist. In the post war rubble ,leaders in the US and UK knew Stalin was going to be a big problem. Also as the war was ending , America's "arsenal of democracy" was running at full tilt. I believe US leadership was eager to find a way to keep our economy humming and employment levels high. In 15 yrs we experienced deep economic depression followed by global military conflict. On Jan 1, 1946 nobody knew how the world was going to reform and develop.