We Didnt Start The Cold War

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the 32nd President of the United States, the only president elected for more than 2 terms. He led the US through most of World War 2, and passed away in office shortly after the war. His political impact is still prevalent today, the United Nations being a prime example.

His involvement in the Cold War was more of a peaceful one. While the big powers at that time met up to decide the fate of Nazi Germany at that time, Churchill had viewed Stalin as a tyrant. Roosevelt, however, gave the statement: . . . I think that if I give him everything I possibly can and ask for nothing from him in return, noblesse oblige, he won't try to annex anything and will work with me for a world of democracy and peace.'

Roosevelt also brought up the idea of the United Nations, and even Stalin supported it. However, as it went on, he became to believe that he had been overly optimistic about Stalin, and that he had to be stopped.

Roosevelt was an amiable man, who tried to resolve things peacefully, instead of resorting to violent means. An example was when he believed that after the war, Stalin would work together with him, desipte him having a different ideology from Roosevelt. This is also shown that when Truman took over, negotiations started to fail.

Roosevelt was a prime example of how USA tried to be peaceful. Instead of instantly labeling Stalin as a evil dictator, Roosevelt tried to negotiate peacefully. However, it is evident that Stalin was bent on spreading communism and Roosevelt had no choice but to admit it. Despite knowing Stalin’s intentions, Roosevelt still went on to peace talks and setting up of the UN. This alone proves that the start of the Cold War can be attributed to the Russian’s aggressiveness.