The selective memory of US-Soviet cooperation during World War II
https://doi.org/10.28995/2073-6339-2021-2-37-54
Abstract
By the time the US formally recognized the Soviet Union in 1933, the American economy was in desperate circumstances. President Roosevelt hoped that the new relationship would generate a prosperous trade between the two countries. When Germany, Italy, and Japan threatened world peace, a vigorous “America First” movement developed to keep the US out of the international conflicts. By the time the Germans invaded Poland in September 1939, this became increasingly difficult. The US, instead, became “the arsenal of democracy” and supported the efforts of the British and, by 1941, the Russians to defeat Nazi aggression, particularly through the Lend-Lease program. Although after the war, the Soviets tended to minimize American, the residual good will from that effort prevailed despite serious conflicts. The Cold War did not become hot, and even produced scientific and cultural cooperation on occasion.
About the Author
D. Goldfield
University of North Carolina, United States of America
United States
United States
David Goldfield - Ph.D., Robert Lee Bailey professor of History.
9201 University City Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28223
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Goldfield D. The selective memory of US-Soviet cooperation during World War II. RSUH/RGGU Bulletin Series "Political Science. History. International Relations". 2021;(2):37-54. https://doi.org/10.28995/2073-6339-2021-2-37-54
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