Abstract
The West’s policy of containment would come to define the early years of the Cold War. Rooted in the communist takeover of Russia following the First World War, Soviet aggression was fostered under the leadership of Stalin, who envisioned global domination under communism. Thus, while tensions came to a head following World War II, evidence for an eventual clash of ideologies can be seen in its preceding years.
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Landry, I. B.
(2026)
"Cold War Origins: The Iron Curtain Descends,"
Bound Away: The Liberty Journal of History: Vol. 8:
Iss.
2, Article 1.
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https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/ljh/vol8/iss2/1
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