Deterioration of the American-Soviet Relationship after World War II

American and Soviet relations deteriorated in the decade following World War II. The three factors that had the most effect on that relationship were the agreements made at the Yalta Conference, the Korean War, and McCarthyism. The agreements of the Yalta Conference began the deterioration of the American-Soviet relationship. Some of the decisions taken at Yalta pertained to Europe. The most critical of these had to do with the liberated nations of eastern Europe. Roosevelt …

…of being a communist and many were brought up on charges. The hysteria spread like wildfire. It caught on in every town and city. The communists were against everything America was based on and since the Soviet Union was a communist country, they couldn’t be trusted or ever given the benefit of the doubt. In Conclusion, the Yalta Conference agreements, the Korean War, and McCarthyism helped to deteriorate the American-Soviet relationship in the 1950s.