Newspapers, newsreels, radio broadcasts → continued to stress unity of wartime allies → at Potsdam conference.
but with these changing circumstances:
- not surprising → relations between big 3 became increasingly tense.
| Disagreements over Germany | Disagreements over Eastern Europe |
|---|---|
| Stalin → wanted to cripple → Germany completely. → Truman disagreed → did not want to repeat mistake of TOV Key Terms of the TOV | At Yalta conference → agreed that Eastern Europe → would be Soviet Sphere of Influence. → To Stalin → meant he could set up communist govt → loyal to him → would keep them under close control → much more than what Truman had in mind. Began to suspect Stalin of wanting to control all of Europe |
| Stalin also wanted → compensation from Germany. → Truman agreed at first, then changed mind. → Stalin thought Truman → wanted to protect Germany → became suspicious of him |