The Soviets were Accustomed to Roosevelt's friendly, patient style, Molotov was shaken. "I have never been talked to like that in my life," he reportedly said to Truman.
The Soviets preferred Roosevelt's style of diplomacy because he was more accommodating and willing to negotiate, fostering a sense of collaboration during World War II. Roosevelt's approach emphasized compromise and mutual benefit, which aligned with Soviet interests in post-war arrangements. In contrast, Truman's more assertive and confrontational stance, particularly his commitment to containing communism, created tension and suspicion between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, complicating diplomatic relations.
President Roosevelt related decrypted Soviet information on the Verona intercepts to Vice-President Truman when he took office.
Roosevelt died in May of 1945. The Truman Administration negotiated the cold war agreements with the USSR.
Harry Truman could have chosen to go to war with the Soviet Union. He could have chosen to ignore Soviet expansion.
Truman's response to the Soviet Atomic Threat was to forge ahead with a new weapon to maintain America's nuclear superiority.
The foreign policy of the Truman administration manifested by the policy of his name was rooted in containing Soviet aggression and expansion. Flashpoints of the Truman Doctrine were in attempts of Soviet subversion of Turkey and Greece after the War.
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The West German government advised Truman the Soviet Union was not a normal government and would not be treated as such.
Atlee, Truman and Stalin...were the main leaders at the Potsdam conference although Churchill did sit through some meetings.
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ordering a massive airlift