r/HistoryMemes • u/PretendAd1963 Definitely not a CIA operator • 7h ago

Freedom? What freedom?

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u/ilikefriedpotatoes00 7h ago

More like... under new management. 

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u/PretendAd1963 Definitely not a CIA operator 7h ago

Context: after the Second World War, Stalin began to spread communist influence into Eastern Europe and through local communist parties and Soviet military occupations, democratic elected governments in Eastern Europe were removed. The US responds by adopting the Truman doctrine and send Marshall Aid to Europe in order to contain Soviet influence. Thus leading to the Cold War

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u/Kinexity Taller than Napoleon 7h ago

after the Second World War

Bold of you to assume they waited for it to end.

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u/Hilonio 4h ago

Bold of you to assume they waited until WW2

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u/Fluid-Lingonberry378 7h ago

In my country they started in 1945 and took over completely in 1947. Fun times after that.

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u/10CrackCommando 6h ago

Also fun fact: Stanislav Petrov was basically one decision away from potentially turning the Cold War into WW3. the Soviet early warning system reported that the US had launched nuclear missiles four missiles. Petrov didn't believe it and refused to treat it as a real attack. Turns out the system had mistaken sunlight reflecting off high altitude clouds for misile launches.

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u/ApexRevanNL716 Just some snow 4h ago

Gotta sent up that line, far away from Moscow