Question

Compare and contrast Roosevelt's and Truman's attitudes toward Stalin and the Soviet Union. To what extent was Truman's potential influence over the Soviet's economy constrained by wartime realities?

Answer 1

Both considered the Soviet Union a threat to freedom.  Still Roosevelt was willing to work with Stalin.  Stalin in turn supported the establishment of the United Nations.  In Truman’s case, he saw a need to increase the role of the United States in policing the world from the threat posed by Communism.