3. What led to the breakdown of the US-Soviet alliance between 1945 - 46?
There were a number factors that led to the breakdown in the alliance between the US and the Soviet Union between 1945 and 1946. Both sides accused the other of breaking the wartime agreements that each side had signed-up to during the summits. Both superpowers were suspicious of the others intentions and both acted to pursue its own self-interest. The Soviet Union gained increasing political control over Eastern...