Was the partition of Germany the main cause, or the main consequence of the Cold War?

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ORIGINS OF THE COLD WAR ESSAY-

WEEK ONE

Georgina Dore

Merton

Was the partition of Germany the main cause, or the main consequence of the Cold War?

In May 1945, war in Europe ended with the unconditional surrender by the Germans. Europe had been liberated by the efforts of the Allies, chiefly the USA, the USSR, and Britain. However, how the transition from war to peace would develop was unclear as tensions between the allies were already evident. Ultimately the transition that occurred was one of war to Cold War, the consequences of this transition being a bipolar world. However, whether the division of Germany is a cause or a consequence of this procedure, remains elusive and provokes debate amongst International Relations specialists. To determine where the division of Germany fits into the debate concerning the Origins of the Cold War, it is necessary to determine where the issue of Germany itself fits into the history of the origins of the Cold War, was division inevitable or was it a cause of the tensions that were evident on a larger scale.

At a system level the events of World War II had fundamentally altered