no intention of taking over the world and starting World War III. The US totally overreacted and invented a Soviet threat. The US had a bipolar view of the world during World War II, and this translated into a bipolar view of the world after World War II. Except this time, the enemy was not the Germans; it was the other remaining power in the world, the Soviets. So when the Soviets retained control over bordering European nations, the Americans overreacted and thought that Russia was taking over the world. When in reality, at Yalta, Stalin made it crystal clear that he want
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