Post world war II and cold war

p. 808 #3, 4, 5 3. The United States brought the war closer to Japan by slowly pushing the Japanese back. First they came in from the east, taking back the Pacific islands one at a time. Then the Allies also sent forces in through the west, through China, Manchuria and Korea. So basically, from the start of 1942, the Allies began make the extent of Japanese control smaller and smaller. 4. <Tab/>a) The Allies weakened Germany …

…to handle troops in Italy and Japan, which Stalin felt should be handled by both powers. A second cause was that the kinds of governments established in Eastern Europe were communist and supported Stalin. Since there was a "buffer" between West Europe and the USSR, it would be hard for invasions into the USSR, and it gave the Soviets some protection. The fear of communism grew as more countries came under Stalin's influence as communists.