It lost control of many former Ottoman territories, but established an independent republic.
The causes of the Cold War were rooted in the failure of the Allies (U.S., Great Britain, U.S.S.R.) to reach common peace agreements with regard to Germany and Poland at the Yalta and Potsdam Conferences. ... As a result, the Cold War polarization between the U.S. and the Soviet Union lasted for almost 50 years.
