<span>The Soviet Union had been invaded twice in the past. The first time, Napoleon and the French army invaded them in 1812. In 1941, the Soviet Union was invaded by Germany. Once World War II was over, the Soviet government knew that the West did not trust them, and worried that they might become the target of another invasion.</span>
Radical Republicans rejected Lincoln’s plan and instead passed the more stringent Wade-Davis Bill, which called for 50 percent of the state to take the loyalty oath. Lincoln pocket vetoed this bill.
