example: apple needs to compared to another fruit and not a table

Stalins attempt to blockade west berlin aimed to assert control over the city and weaken western influence , leading to a significant escalation of tensions and highlighting the threat posed by soviet expansionism gi western interests and security

• Berlin Blockade 24 June 1948

Explanation: Stalin deprived the people in the region of necessities. This was seen as aggressive and expansionistic to the USA

By starting the Berlin blockade it showed that the ussr was pushing around the other allies and trying to bully their way to gaining west berlin

Treaty of Friendship and Alliance w China: Strengthening communist influence by allying with each other, which makes it easier for communism to spread in Asia.

Berlin blockade: USSR wants to curb democracy by depriving East Berlin of food, water and electricity to make them desperate and make them listen to USSR.

The source claims that both sides were to blame through a mutual tit for tat response that escalated and perpetuated the cold war.

both have responsibility as

there was misunderstandings between each other because of their policies. They questioned and became suspicious of the intentions behind each other’s policies, believing that the other was antagonistic towards each other

When the USA established Marshall plan in order to give support to poorer countries after WW2 so that they would not be propelled to support communism, USSR took this as a direct threat to its security since it would be surrounded by hostile democratic countries and therefore established its own economic (COMECON 1949) and political bloc (COMINFORM 1947) so as to safeguard itself by creating a buffer zone between itself and other western countries.

Consquently, the USA felt threatened by USSR after WW2 as USSR had prevented free and open elections in Poland, betraying the ahreement at Potsdam Conference as well as restricting access to the world market to prevent US capitalist influence upsurge in Eastern european states. This led the US to perceive that the USSR was actively and campaigning for communist influence towards other regions, which would mean that the US would have to trade to communist states hostile to the US, thus threatening the US sense of security.

Soviets were at fault for retaliating which worsened the situation through being more aggressive as an act of self defense to protect their national interest of communism

whereas USA should have been more willing to give in to USSR through communication to accept both ideological differences instead of creation of Marshall Plan which triggered Stalin’s sense of insecurity, worrying Eastern Europe will be influenced by USA .

When the USA established Marshall plan in order to give support to poorer countries after WW2 so that they would not be propelled to support communism, USSR took this as a direct threat to its security since it would be surrounded by hostile democratic countries and therefore established its own economic (COMECON 1949) and political bloc (COMINFORM 1947) so as to safeguard itself by creating a buffer zone between itself and other western countries.

Consquently, the USA felt threatened by USSR after WW2 as USSR had prevented free and open elections in Poland, betraying the ahreement at Potsdam Conference as well as restricting access to the world market to prevent US capitalist influence upsurge in Eastern european states. This led the US to perceive that the USSR was actively and campaigning for communist influence towards other regions, which would mean that the US would have to trade to communist states hostile to the US, thus threatening the US sense of security.

Soviets were at fault for retaliating which worsened the situation through being more aggressive as an act of self defense to protect their national interest of communism

whereas USA should have been more willing to give in to USSR through communication to accept both ideological differences instead of creation of Marshall Plan which triggered Stalin’s sense of insecurity, worrying Eastern Europe will be influenced by USA .

He provided nk with military training and equipments, allowing north korea to have enough military to fight in the war

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Due to the eventual agreement from Stalin to support NK to invade SK

by agreeing to give aid to NK he caused the outbreak of the KW

he instigated tensions around the border like the one at the nk border where nk warships sunk. Although not successful ,These actions provoked north korea as such lead to their retaliations as the sk actions perceived as hostile and hence nk actions towars sk are one of defence . As such if they werent gonna take action, it may result in furthur continueous attacks which undermine their security

More importantly, Kim Il Sung was the one who ordered the his troops across the border into the south on 25th June 1950.

Truman was the least responsible for the outbreak of war and contributed the least to the rising of tensions. Evident from his reluctance to give heavy military support to the south prior to the invasion.