Roosevelt, Truman, and Soviet Diplomacy

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Roosevelt
• Roosevelt avoided any act that gave Stalin the impression that both he and Churchill were united against Stalin.
• Roosevelt believed that the creation of international organization is needed. Since it would create peace and security in the world in the future. To work towards this the support from the Soviets is essential.
• Roosevelt made several concessions in the Yalta conference.
• Roosevelt wrote a note to his wife saying he thought he had “wound up the conferences successfully.” on February 12th 1945.
• Roosevelt died on April 12th 1945
• Roosevelt wrote to Stalin on April 1st 1945, saying, “I do not fully understand the attitude of your government.”
• Roosevelt promised that he would “minimized the general Soviet problem as much
Our experience with them in Germany, Bulgaria, Rumania, Hungary and Poland was such that I intended to take no chances. Force I the only thing the Russians understood.”
• Truman decided he would no longer “take chances in a joint set up with the Russians”
• Truman said “I would not allow the Russians any part in the control of Japan.”
• The US rejected the Soviet Union’s wishes on both the share in the occupation of Japan and playing a part in the Ruhr land.
• Truman and his Secretary of States, James Byrnes wanted to prevent the Soviet influence in Asia.
• In the Truman Doctrine that was presented on 12 March 1947, Truman described the Communists act the as terrorist act.
Soviet Union
• The Soviet Union did not follow the agreements in Yalta on giving a free election in Poland
• Stalin told to Roosevelt and Churchill during the Yalta meeting, “I want to drink to our alliance.” “In history of diplomacy I know of no such close alliance of the three Great power as this.” and “May it be strong and stable, may we be as frank as possible.”
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