Discuss the claim that Stalin(TM)s actions in Eastern Europe during 1944 and 1945 were the most important reason for disputes between the wartime allies at the time.

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Discuss the claim that Stalin’s actions in Eastern Europe during 1944 and 1945 were the most important reason for disputes between the wartime allies at the time.

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There has been many controversial points raised about the wartime relationship between the USA, the USSR and Great Britain; some historians assert that Stalin’s actions in Eastern Europe were the most vital of the disputes between the wartime allies, others disagree.

The question refers to Stalin’s actions in Eastern Europe; source D illustrates negative action taken by Stalin regarding Poland. It’s a fairly orthodox view that Stalin deliberately halted at the Vistula River “and allowed the Nazis to return and crush the Poles.” Approximately 200,000 Poles were killed in the Warsaw rising that went unaided. Stalin was not prepared to see an unfriendly government of Poland considering its vital position; this slaughter left Poland crippled creating the perfect opportunity for Stalin to “hand Poland over to his Puppets.” It is for this reason that many believed Stalin lied in his claim that the Red Army lingered to regroup. This created huge disputes and tension between the wartime allies after “Hopes for genuine democracy in Eastern Europe after the war were destroyed.”

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Stalin’s actions in Poland had already created problems for the allies after the discovery at Katyn Forest in April 1943. The traditional hostility between Poles and Soviets came to fore when 10,000 Polish officers were found slaughtered in a mass grave, the suspicion fell upon Soviet troops and although this was played down during the war, disputes followed and were heightened during negotiations regarding Poland.

Because Poland was of particular interest to Stalin, after being the route of three invasions of the USSR; it worried the Allies greatly creating clashes at their very first meeting in Teheran. ...

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