Why did the cold war begin?

• During a trip to America
• President Truman supported it
• A term used by Winston Churchill to describe the seperating of communist lands of Eastern Europe from the west 

• Truman received worrying newsin the 'long telegram'
• A secret report from Kennan, America's ambassador in Moscow

It said:

• Stalin had given a speech calling for the destruction of capitalism
• There could be no peace with USSR while it was still opposed to capitalism
• The USSR was building up its military power
• The USA should seek to contain communism

• Soviet ambassador for America
• Sent to Stalin

It reported:

• America desired to dominate the world
• Following Roosevelt's death the American government was no longer interested in cooperation with the USSR
• The American public was prepared for war against the USSR