At the time of World War II, how did the vision of the postwar world held by the United States differ from that of the Soviets and the British?

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Jakobe Davidson

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18 October, 20:17

At the time of World War II, how did the vision of the postwar world held by the United States differ from that of the Soviets and the British?

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Nathanial Nash · Answer 1

Answer: USA emerged as a superpower alongside the USSR, but Britain was no longer a superpower, albeit still a powerful country. Yet the USSR and Britain had to rebuild their countries, which the USA did not.

Explanation:

When talking about WWII, there are two theaters (European and Pacific) that are heavily talked about. These theaters, or warfronts, is where most of the fighting took place and hence there was catastrophic damage to the infrastructure of these countries (Britain and USSR that are located in the European theater), but not the USA as not real fighting took place there other than the surprise Pearl Harbor attacks.

Karter Dawson · Answer 2

Answer: The Americans envisioned a governing process different from what the British and Soviets had in mind.

Explanation: The Americans had visions that nations should govern their relations through democratic processes with an international organization formed to keep tension down between the various countries. The Soviets and British on the other hand envisioned that the nations with great powers should control regions that interested them strategically to balance out power.

America also had a postwar vision of nations abandoning beliefs of military alliances and spheres of influences which the Soviets and the British did not key into as the Soviets wanted to protect themselves against western aggression.